Characterization and Evaluation of Hydrocarbon Fuels in Environmental Samples byGC/MS

摘要

The complexity of hydrocarbon fuels and the need for identification of theircomponents in environmental samples has created a need for a more specific analytic method. GC/MS was used to identify fuels and mixtures by establishing an n-alkane (C6 to C24) normalized ratio profile for each fuel. This data uses concentrations the n-alkanes, C6 to C24, found to be characteristic of petroleum fuels. The n-alkane normalization calculation gives a recognizable ratio pattern which may be used to discriminate between very similar fuels. This method has been used to identify the source of contamination through analyzing environmental samples. Hydrocarbon fuels, Fuel spills, JP4/JP8, N-alkane normalization, GC/MS, Jet A.