Analysis of Saturated Paraffins in Petroleum by Fast Gas Chromatography
快速气相色谱法分析石油饱和烃

A fast capillary gas chromatographic method for the analysis of saturated paraffin in crude oil and rock extracts is described. By using a 20 m narrow bore capillary column, the analytical time has been shortened to 15 min, 5 times faster in comparison with 80 to 90 min by conventional capillary columns, which resulted in higher throughput, higher efficiency and better separation. The fast method is fully in compliance with the Petroleum Industrial StandardSY/T5120-1997 and paves the way for the fast analysis of paraffin isomers, such as steroidal paraffin and terpane by gas chromatography/mass spectrometry (GC/MS) and that of aromatics by gas chromatography.