Standard Test Method for Paraffin, Naphthene, and Aromatic Hydrocarbon Type Analysis in Petroleum Distillates Through 200°C by Multi-Dimensional Gas Chromatography

SIGNIFICANCE AND USE
A knowledge of the composition of hydrocarbon refinery streams is useful for process control and quality assurance.
Aromatics in gasoline are soon to be limited by federal mandate. This test method can be used to provide such information.
SCOPE
1.1 This test method provides for the determination of paraffins, naphthenes, and aromatics by carbon number in low olefinic hydrocarbon streams having final boiling points of 200°C or less. Hydrocarbons with boiling points greater than 200°C and less than 270°C are reported as a single group. Olefins, if present, are hydrogenated and the resultant saturates are included in the paraffin and naphthene distribution. Aromatics boiling at C9 and above are reported as a single aromatic group.
1.2 This test method is not intended to determine individual components except for benzene and toluene that are the only C6 and C7 aromatics, respectively, and cyclopentane, that is the only C5 naphthene. The lower limit of detection for a single hydrocarbon component or group is 0.05 mass %.
1.3 This test method is applicable to hydrocarbon mixtures including virgin, catalytically converted, thermally converted, alkylated and blended naphthas.
1.4 The values stated in SI units are to be regarded as the standard. The values given in parentheses are for information only.
1.5 This standard does not purport to address all of the safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appropriate safety and health practices and determine the applicability of regulatory limitations prior to use. Specific precautionary statements are given in Section 7 and Table 1.

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Designation: D5443 – 04
Standard Test Method for
Paraffin, Naphthene, and Aromatic Hydrocarbon Type
Analysis in Petroleum Distillates Through 200°C by Multi-
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Dimensional Gas Chromatography
This standard is issued under the fixed designation D5443; the number immediately following the designation indicates the year of
original adoption or, in the case of revision, the year of last revision. A number in parentheses indicates the year of last reapproval. A
superscript epsilon (´) indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.
TABLE 1 Hydrocarbon Test Mixture
1. Scope*
Hydrocarbons Warning
1.1 This test method covers the determination of paraffins,
Cyclopentane (Warning—Extremely Flammable. Harmful if inhaled.)
naphthenes, and aromatics by carbon number in low olefinic
Pentane (Warning—Extremely Flammable. Harmful if inhaled.)
hydrocarbon streams having final boiling points of 200°C or
Cyclohexane (Warning—Extremely Flammable. Harmful if inhaled.)
less. Hydrocarbons with boiling points greater than 200°C and
2,3-Dimethylbutane (Warning—Extremely Flammable. Harmful if inhaled.)
Hexane (Warning—Extremely Flammable. Harmful if inhaled.)
less than 270°C are reported as a single group. Olefins, if
1-Hexene (Warning—Extremely Flammable. Harmful if inhaled.)
present, are hydrogenated and the resultant saturates are
Methylcyclohexane (Warning—Extremely Flammable. Harmful if inhaled.)
included in the paraffin and naphthene distribution. Aromatics
4-Methyl-1-hexene (Warning—Extremely Flammable. Harmful if inhaled.)
Heptane (Warning—Flammable. Harmful if inhaled.)
boilingatC andabovearereportedasasinglearomaticgroup.
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1,cis-2-Dimethylcyclohexane (Warning—Extremely Flammable. Harmful if
1.2 This test method is not intended to determine individual
inhaled.)
components except for benzene and toluene that are the only
2,2,4-Trimethylpentane (iso-octane) (Warning—Flammable. Harmful if inhaled.)
Octane (Warning—Flammable. Harmful if inhaled.)
C andC aromatics,respectively,andcyclopentane,thatisthe
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1,cis-2,cis-4-Trimethylcyclohexane (Warning—Flammable. Harmful if inhaled.)
only C naphthene. The lower limit of detection for a single
5
Nonane (Warning—Flammable. Harmful if inhaled.)
hydrocarbon component or group is 0.05 mass %.
Decane (Warning—Flammable. Harmful if inhaled.)
Undecane (Warning—Flammable. Harmful if inhaled.)
1.3 This test method is applicable to hydrocarbon mixtures
Dodecane (Warning—Flammable. Harmful if inhaled.)
including virgin, catalytically converted, thermally converted,
Benzene (Warning—Extremely Flammable. Harmful if inhaled.)
alkylated and blended naphthas. Methylbenzene (Toluene) (Warning—Flammable. Harmful if inhaled.)
trans-Decahydronaphthalene (Decalin) (Warning—Flammable. Harmful if
1.4 The values stated in SI units are to be regarded as
inhaled.)
standard. No other units of measurement are included in this
Tetradecane (Warning—Harmful if inhaled.)
standard. Ethylbenzene (Warning—Extremely Flammable. Harmful if inhaled.)
1,2-Dimethylbenzene (o-Xylene) (Warning—Extremely Flammable. Harmful if
1.5 This standard does not purport to address all of the
inhaled.)
safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the
Propylbenzene (Warning—Extremely Flammable. Harmful if inhaled.)
responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appro- 1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene (Warning—Extremely Flammable. Harmful if inhaled.)
1,2,3-Trimethylbenzene (Warning—Extremely Flammable. Harmful if inhaled.)
priate safety and health practices and determine the applica-
1,2,4,5-Tetramethylbenzene (Warning—Flammable. Harmful if inhaled.)
bility of regulatory limitations prior to use. Specific precau-
Pentamethylbenzene (Warning—Harmful if inhaled.)
tionary statements are given in Section 7 and Table 1.
2. Referenced Documents
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2.1 ASTM Standards:
Analytical Standards
D4057 Practice for Manual Sampling of Petroleum and
3. Summary of Test Method
Petroleum Products
D4307 Practice for Preparation of Liquid Blends for Use as
3.1 A representative sample is introduced into a gas chro-
matographicsystemcontainingaseriesofcolumnsandswitch-
ing valves. As the sample passes through a polar column, the
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This test method is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee D02 on
polar aromatic compounds, bi-naphthenes, and high boiling
Petroleum Products and Lubricants and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee
(>200°C) paraffins and naphthenes are retained. The fraction
D02.04 on Hydrocarbon Analysis.
not retained elutes to a platinum column, that hydrogenates
Current edition approved Nov. 1, 2004. Published November 2004. Originally
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olefins,ifpresent,inthisfraction,andthentoamolecularsieve
approved in 1993. Last previous edition approved in 2003 as D5443–93(2003) .
DOI: 10.1520/D5443-04.
column which performs a carbon number separation based on
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