LT2 Flashcards
Accelerated Fuel Oil Stability Test
F21-61 (Blotter).
How much sample is used for the blotter test?
What temperature is the blotter test analyzes at and for how long?
50ml of sample for 90 minutes at 300F.
Accelerated Fuel Oil Stability Test
F21-61 (Blotter).
What process is used when filtering sample?
What filter is used?
After pouring sample through filter, wash test tube 3 times with 10ml of heptane through filter.
4.25cm No.1 Whatman filter
ASTM 7039 Sulfur in Gasoline, Diesel Fuel and gasoline Ethanol blends by X-ray Fluorescence Spectrometry
What type of X-ray is used to determine sulfur?
Total sulfur by monochromatic wavelengthdispersive X-ray fluorescence (MWDXRF) spectrometry
ASTM 7039 Sulfur in Gasoline, Diesel Fuel and gasoline Ethanol blends by X-ray Fluorescence Spectrometry
What are the test ranges for Diesel and Gasoline using ASTM D7039
Diesel 0-100 mg/kg
Gasoline 0-500 mg/Kg
rounded to the nearest 1 mg/kg
for concentrations ≥100 mg/kg
D611 Aniline Point
What do the temperature points characterize during analysis of pure hydrocarbon and hydrocarbon mixtures?
Aromatic hydrocarbons exhibit the lowest, and paraffins the highest
values.
Cycloparaffins and olefins exhibit values that lie between those for paraffins and aromatics.
D611 Aniline Point
What is the maximum value that can be entered expected Aniline Point?
The maximum value that can be entered is 338 F or 170 C.
D611 Aniline Point
How much sample and Aniline is used for this test?
10ml of aniline into the apparatus,
and deliver 10ml of sample with a different syringe
D611 Aniline Point
What does the Aniline Point estimate?
Aniline point is most often used to provide an estimate of the aromatic hydrocarbon content of mixtures.
D611 Aniline Point
What is the procedure for washing the measuring cell?
(1) Close the drain valve and inject approximately 20 ml of toluene solvent into the sample inlet.
(2) Turn the stirring switch on to wash the cell for 10 to 20 seconds.
(3) After washing, stop stirring and drain the solvent.
(4) If necessary, repeat the above procedure multiple times.
(5) Dry the inside of the measuring cell using methanol as a drying solvent
D2163 Determination of Hydrocarbons in LPGs by Gas
Chromatography
(Big Al/Gordo)
What type of detector is used?
Flame Ionization Detector. (FID)
D2163 Determination of Hydrocarbons in LPGs by Gas
Chromatography
(Big Al/Gordo)
Component concentrations are determined in the range of?
0.01 to 100 volume percent
C1-C5
D2163 Determination of Hydrocarbons in LPGs by Gas
Chromatography
(Big Al/Gordo)
What is used to pressurize and clean LPG cylinders?
High Purity Nitrogen/Helium to pressurize and clean LPG cylinders.
D2624 Electrical Conductivity of Aviation and Distillate Fuels
What type of voltage is used when determining conductivity?
Alternating voltage.
D2624 Electrical Conductivity of Aviation and Distillate Fuels
What is the upper detection limit?
conductivity range up to 2000 pS/m
If the conductivity is
sufficiently high, charges dissipate fast
D2624 Electrical Conductivity of Aviation and Distillate Fuels
What temperature is conductivity analyzed?
Analyze at 72F
D2624 Electrical Conductivity of Aviation and Distillate Fuelsls
Procedure for zero and calibration?
“M” Button for 3 seconds = 0
“CAL” button for 3 seconds = 410
D3242 Acidity in Aviation Turbine Fuel
What is the detection range?
0.000 mg/g to 0.100 mg/g KOH
D3242 Acidity in Aviation Turbine Fuel
What indicator solution is used?
0.1 mL of the p-Naptholbenzein
D3242 Acidity in Aviation Turbine Fuel
What size Buret is used?
10 mL buret graduated in 0.05 mL subdivisions
D3242 Acidity in Aviation Turbine Fuel
What sample size is used.
100g ± 5 grams to the nearest 0.5g of sample
D3242 Acidity in Aviation Turbine Fuel
What is the titration solvent and how much is used for testing?
Titration Solvent: 1000ml of Toluene, 10ml of of water, 990ml of anhydrous isopropyl alcohol.
100 mL of the titration solvent and 0.1 mL of the p-Naptholbenzein indicator solution in it.
D3606 Determination of Benzene and Toluene in Finished Motor and Aviation Gasoline by GC
What type of detector is used?
Thermal Conductivity Detector (TCD)
D3606 Determination of Benzene and Toluene in Finished Motor and Aviation Gasoline by GC
What are the detection ranges?
Benzene 0.1 to 5 vol%
Toluene 2 % to 20 vol%
D3606 Determination of Benzene and Toluene in Finished Motor and Aviation Gasoline by GC
QUALITY CONTORL REQUIREMENTS
Daily CRV is ran to monitor accuracy and precision gasoline is ran twice a week to monitor precision.
D3606 Determination of Benzene and Toluene in Finished Motor and Aviation Gasoline by GC
What is the Internal Standard used?
Sec-Butanol (2-Butanol)
Istd Wt is 4 which is used as a multiplier to calculate result.
D3606 Determination of Benzene and Toluene in Finished Motor and Aviation Gasoline by GC
What is the peak/elution order?
Benzene, Sec-Butanol(2-Butanol), Toluene
Reported to the nearest 0.01% by volume.
D4294 Sulfur Energy Dispersive X-ray Fluorescence Spectrometry
What ranges does this method cover?
D4294 is used for ranges 0.10 to 5.00%
D4294 Sulfur Energy Dispersive X-ray Fluorescence Spectrometry
What cup and film type are used for D4294?
Spectro Sulfur Cups Cat. No. 1850
Spectro Membrane Polypropylene Thin Film Cat. No. 3020
D4530 MCRT
What test is D4530 MCRT equivalent to?
D189 Conradson Carbon Residue
D4530 MCRT
What should happen if samples are expected to be below 0.10wt%?
The 10 % bottoms is then tested for carbon residue by this test method.
D4530 MCRT
What is the first step in this procedure?
Homogenzie sample.
D4530 MCRT
What pressure should the Nitrogen gauge read?
Make sure Nitrogen pressure gauge is reading 20psi 1psi.
D4530 MCRT
When should the sample vial holder be removed after the run is complete?
When the run is complete and the oven temperature is under 250C
<250C
D4815 Determination of Oxygenates in Gasoline by GC
What type of detector is used on D4815?
FID (Flame Ionization Detector)
D4815 Determination of Oxygenates in Gasoline by GC
What types of columns are used?
1st polar TCEP column
2nd WCOT nonpolar column
D4815 Determination of Oxygenates in Gasoline by GC
What are the detection limits?
Ethers 0.20 % to 20.0 % by mass.
Alcohols 0.20 % to 12.0 % by mass.
D4815 Determination of Oxygenates in Gasoline by GC
What is the internal standard?
DME (Dimethoxyethane)
ASTM D4928
Water in Crude Oils by Coulometric Karl Fischer Titration
What is the determination range?
0.02 to 5.00 mass or volume % in crude oils