Quantitative analysis of reformulated gasoline by mass spectrometry

Conference · Sat Dec 30 23:00:00 EST 1995

OSTI ID:210654

Drinkwater, D; Nero, V ^[1]

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1. Texaco Research and Development, Beacon, NY (United States)

Reformulated gasoline (RFG) is a new product offered in the United States since January 1, 1995 in an effort by the EPA to meet the Clean Air Act. RFG is a highly-designed product with tight specifications for aromatics, benzene, oxygenate content, distillation properties, sulfur content, toxics content, and vapor pressure. Because of all the new regulatory requirements on this product, a number of new analytical techniques have been specified for its analysis, including GC/MS for total aromatics. Data from the EPA and proposed ASTM methods for RFG analysis are presented, along with data suggesting a number of extensions and improvements on these methods. The accuracy and precision of these methods are evaluated.

• OSTI ID: 210654
• Report Number(s): CONF-9505261--
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

02 PETROLEUM
29 ENERGY PLANNING, POLICY, AND ECONOMY
40 CHEMISTRY
CHEMICAL ANALYSIS
CLEAN AIR ACTS
GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY
GASOLINE
MASS SPECTROSCOPY