Fast Detailed Hydrocarbons Analysis (DHA) on Rtx®-DHA-100 / Rtx®-5 DHA

Peaks
1.Ethanol
2.C5
3.tert-Butanol
4.2-Methylbutene-2
5.2,3-Dimethylbutane
6.Methyl tert-Butyl Ether (MTBE)
7.C6
8.1-Methylcyclopentene
9.Benzene
10.Cyclohexane
11.3-Ethylpentane
12.1,2-Dimethylcyclopentane
13.C7
14.2,2,3-Trimethylpentane
15.2,3,3-Trimethylpentane
Peaks
16.Toluene
17.C8
18.Ethylbenzene
19.p-Xylene
20.2,3-Dimethylheptane
21.C9
22.5-Methylnonane
23.1,2-Methylethylbenzene
24.C10
25.C11
26.1,2,3,5-Tetramethylbenzene
27.Naphthalene
28.C12
29.1-Methylnaphthalene
30.C13
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ColumnRtx®-DHA-100, 100 m, 0.25 mm ID, 0.50 µm (cat.# 10148)
using Rtx®-5 DHA tuning column 5 m, 0.25 mm ID,
SampleDHA/oxygenates setup blend (see notes)
Injection
Inj. Vol.:0.01 µL split (split ratio 150:1)
Liner:Cup Splitter with Siltek® Deactivation (cat.# 20709-214.1)
Inj. Temp.:250 °C
Oven
Carrier GasH2, constant flow
Flow Rate:3.62 mL/min
Linear Velocity:55 cm/sec
DetectorFID @ 300 °C
NotesOven Temp: A: 35°C; B: 5°C (hold 8.32 min.) (elute C5) to 48°C at 22°C/min. (hold 26.32 min.) (elute ethylbenzene) to 141°C at 3.20°C/min. (elute C12) to 300°C at 1°C/min.

A: Front end of DHA/oxygenates set-up blend
C5 Efficiency: 586,825 plates
C5 k': 0.476
tert-Butanol skew: 2.10
Resolution: tert-butanol/2-methylbutene-2: 5.39
AcknowledgementChromatogram courtesy of Neil Johansen, Inc., Aztec, New Mexico, in association with Envantage Analytical Software, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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