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Identifying Type of Refined Petroleum Products in Environmental Media: Thin-Layer Chromatography (TLC) as a Quick Methodology.
- Source :
- Water, Air & Soil Pollution; Oct2014, Vol. 225 Issue 10, p1-6, 6p
- Publication Year :
- 2014
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Abstract
- The ultimate goal of our study is to establish thin-layer chromatography (TLC) as a quick and simple method for identifying the type of refined petroleum products present in the environmental media. As a preliminary step, TLC chromatograms of different petroleum products, including gasoline, kerosene, and diesel, were characterized and compared. Methanol was determined as the optimum carrier solution in TLC analysis. The spherical-shaped TLC chromatogram of gasoline showed the longest migration distance, and thus the highest retardation factor ( R ) of 0.91. This was followed by that of kerosene (0.63) with an elliptical-shaped, and diesel (0.24) with an elongated trapezoid-shaped chromatogram. R of kerosene and diesel increased with the dilution factor, while gasoline showed a constant value. Additionally, it was observed that the TLC chromatograms of oils produced the same peak pattern with the corresponding petroleum products in gas chromatography (GC). A mixed sample of kerosene and diesel presented a triangular shaped chromatogram, underlining the need to consider the shape of chromatogram in addition to the R value, as an indicator of the petroleum type. The findings indicate that TLC has a huge potential to be used as a quick and reliable method for identifying the type of refined petroleum products in the environmental media. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 00496979
- Volume :
- 225
- Issue :
- 10
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Water, Air & Soil Pollution
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 122849804
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s11270-014-2149-9