Determination of Individual Components in Spark Ignition Engine Fuels by 50-Metre Capillary High Resolution Gas Chromatography
Determination of Individual Components in Spark Ignition Engine Fuels by 50-Metre Capillary High Resolution Gas Chromatography
Determination of Individual Components in Spark Ignition Engine Fuels by 50-Metre Capillary High Resolution Gas Chromatography
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where:
TABLE 2 Reference Retention Times of Normal Paraffins
T'R(t) = adjusted retention time for toluene,
NOTE 1—Minutes and tenths of a minute. T'R(h) = adjusted retention time for n -heptane, and
Method Method Method Method Method Method T'R(o) = adjusted retention time for n-octane.
1 1 1 2 2 2
10.2.3.2 Adjusted retention time of a peak is determined by
n-Paraffins Lower Refer- Upper Lower Refer- Upper
Time ence Time Time ence Time subtracting the retention time of an unretained compound (air
Time Time or methane) from the retention time of the peak. The McReyn-
n-Heptane 18.5 19.4 20.3 39.5 40.7 42.0 olds constant must be less than 10.
n-Octane 32.0 33.0 34.0 57.0 57.8 59.0
n-Dodecane 92.8 94.0 95.2 106.4 107.6 108.8 10.2.4 Base Line Stability—Base line stability is calculated
with the difference between area slices at the beginning and at
ANNEX
(Mandatory Information)
A1. METHOD 1, PEAK NUMBER, RETENTION TIME, RESPONSE FACTOR, HYDROCARBON TYPE, AND CARBON NUM-
BER
A1.1 Table A1.1 and Table A1.2 include Method 1/Method Fig. A1.2 include Method 1/Method 2 reference
2 peak numbers, retention time, response factor, hydrocarbon chromatograms.
type, and carbon number for each component. Fig. A1.1 and
FIG. A1.1 Method 1–Reference Chromatogram with Retention Times and Peak Numbers
FIG. A1.1 Method 1–Reference Chromatogram with Retention Times and Peak Numbers (continued)
FIG. A1.1 Method 1–Reference Chromatogram with Retention Times and Peak Numbers (continued)
FIG. A1.1 Method 1–Reference Chromatogram with Retention Times and Peak Numbers (continued)
APPENDIX
(Nonmandatory Information)
X1. BIBLIOGRAPHY
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