Standard Test Method for Boiling Range Distribution of Petroleum Fractions by Gas Chromatography

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1.1 This test method covers the determination of the boiling range distribution of petroleum products. The test method is applicable to petroleum products and fractions having a final boiling point of 538°C (1000°F) or lower at atmospheric pressure as measured by this test method. This test method is limited to samples having a boiling range greater than 55°C (100°F), and having a vapor pressure sufficiently low to permit sampling at ambient temperature.
1.2 This test method is not to be used for the analysis of gasoline samples or gasoline components. These types of samples must be analyzed by Test Method D 3710.
1.3 The values stated in SI units are to be regarded as standard. The inch-pound units given in parentheses are for information only.
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.

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An American National Standard
Designation: D 2887 – 06a
Designation: 406
Standard Test Method for
Boiling Range Distribution of Petroleum Fractions by Gas
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Chromatography
This standard is issued under the fixed designation D 2887; 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 (e) indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.
This standard has been approved for use by agencies of the Department of Defense.
1. Scope* 2. Referenced Documents
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1.1 This test method covers the determination of the boiling 2.1 ASTM Standards:
range distribution of petroleum products. The test method is D86 Test Method for Distillation of Petroleum Products at
applicable to petroleum products and fractions having a final Atmospheric Pressure
boiling point of 538°C (1000°F) or lower at atmospheric D 1160 Test Method for Distillation of Petroleum Products
pressure as measured by this test method. This test method is at Reduced Pressure
limited to samples having a boiling range greater than 55°C D 2892 Test Method for Distillation of Crude Petroleum
(100°F), and having a vapor pressure sufficiently low to permit (15-Theoretical Plate Column)
sampling at ambient temperature. D 3710 Test Method for Boiling Range Distribution of
1.2 This test method is not to be used for the analysis of Gasoline and Gasoline Fractions by Gas Chromatography
gasoline samples or gasoline components. These types of D 4057 Practice for Manual Sampling of Petroleum and
samples must be analyzed by Test Method D 3710. Petroleum Products
1.3 The values stated in SI units are to be regarded as D 4626 Practice for Calculation of Gas Chromatographic
standard. The inch-pound units given in parentheses are for Response Factors
information only. D 6708 Practice for Statistical Assessment and Improve-
1.4 This standard does not purport to address all of the ment of Expected Agreement Between Two Test Methods
safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the that Purport to Measure the Same Property of a Material
responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appro- E 260 Practice for Packed Column Gas Chromatography
priate safety and health practices and determine the applica- E 355 Practice for Gas Chromatography Terms and Rela-
bility of regulatory limitations prior to use. tionships
E 516 Practice for Testing Thermal Conductivity Detectors
Used in Gas Chromatography
E 594 Practice for Testing Flame Ionization Detectors Used
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This test method is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee D02 on
in Gas or Supercritical Fluid Chromatography
Petroleum Products and Lubricants and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee
D02.04.0H on Chromatographic Distribution Methods.
Current edition approved Dec. 1, 2006. Published January 2007. Originally
approved in 1973. Last previous edition approved in 2006 as D 2887–06.
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This standard has been developed through the cooperative effort between For referenced ASTM standards, visit the ASTM website, www.astm.org, or
ASTM and the Institute of Petroleum, London. The IP andASTM logos imply that contact ASTM Customer Service at service@astm.org. For Annual Book of ASTM
theASTM and IP standards are technically equivalent, but their use does not imply Standards volume information, refer to the standard’s Document Summary page on
that both standards are editorially identical. the ASTM website.
*A Summary of Changes section appears at the end of this standard.
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D 2887 – 06a
3. Terminology 5. Significance and Use
3.1 Definitions—This test method makes reference to many 5.1 The boiling range distribution of petroleum fractions
common gas chromatographic procedures, terms, and relation- provides an insight into the composition of feedstocks and
ships. Detailed definitions of these can be found in Practices products related to petroleum refining processes. The gas
E 260, E 355, and E 594. chromatographic simulation of this determination can be used
3.2 Definitions of Terms Specific to This Standard: to replace conventional distillation methods for control of
refining operations. This test method can be used for product
3.2.1 area slice—the area, resulting from the integration of
the chromatographic detector signal, within a specified reten- specification testing with the mutual agreement of interested
parties.
tiontimeinterval.Inareaslicemode(see6.3.2),peakdetection
parameters are bypassed and the detector signal integral is 5.2 Boiling range distributions obtained by this test method
are
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