Aromatic hydrocarbons, C6 – C13Analysis of PAHs

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IntroductionGas chromatography with an Agilent CP-Wax 52 CB column separates 31 C6 to C13 polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in 51 minutes.

AuthorsAgilent Technologies, Inc.

ConditionsTechnique : GC-capillary

Column : Agilent CP-Wax 52 CB, 0.32 mm x 50 m + retention gap 0.53 mm, fused silica WCOT CP-Wax 52 CB (df = 0.2 μm) (Part no. CP7753)

Temperature : 50 °C (5 min) → 80 °C, 2°C/min; 80 °C → 225 °C, 5 °C/min; 225 °C (30 min)

Carrier Gas : He, 100 kPa (1 bar, 14.3 psi)

Injector : On-column

Detector : FlDT = 275 °C

Sample : 0.5 μL

Solvent Sample : CS2

Courtesy : W. Jorritsma, DSM Limburg,Beek, The Netherlands

Peak identification1. benzene2. toluene3. norbornene isomer4. norbornene isomer5. ethylbenzene6. p-xylene7. m-xylene8. cumene9. o-xylene10. n-propyl benzene11. mesitylene12. dicyclopentadiene13. styrene14. p-cymene15. α-methylstyrene16. 2-methylstyrene

17. 3-methylstyrene18. 4-methylstyrene19. indan20. durene21. isodurene22. indene23. prehnitene24. naphthalene25. 2-methylnaphthalene26. 1-methylnaphthalene27. 2,7-dimethylnaphthalene28. diphenyl29. acenaphthene30. docosane31. fluorene

www.agilent.com/chemThis information is subject to change without notice.© Agilent Technologies, Inc. 2011Printed in the USA31 October, 2011First published prior to 11 May, 2010A00652