16th International Conference on Stability, Handling & Use of Liquid Fuels
IASH 2019 will benefit anyone with a technical and scientific interest in the development, use, handling and storage of fuels. This is a unique event where delegates can meet with colleagues from around the world to discuss fuels issues that affect every country. A wide range of technologies relating to the stability and distribution of liquid fuels from the point of manufacture to end-use will be discussed.
IASH 2019 will be comprised of four full days of technical sessions with a separate Technical Poster / Exhibitor reception on Monday evening. A commercial exposition will run throughout the symposium.
IASH 2019 Conference Theme:
A WORLD OF DIVERSE FUELS – LATEST NEWS FROM RESEARCH, TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENTS AND FIELD EXPERIENCES
Oral Presentations:
Aromatics and Diaromatics in Jet Fuel by Gas Chroamtography Vacuum Ultraviolet Detection – A New ASTM Method
Thursday, September 12th, 9:30am – 9:55am
Jet fuel specifications require the determination of aromatics. Early in 2018, a key component of the Fluorescent Indicator Dyed Gel needed to perform Test Method D1319 became unavailable. An alternative dye was substituted, but the reformulated dyed gel was later found to be unsuitable for the analysis of jet fuel, diesel fuel and gasoline samples. The manufacturer is working on a reformulated dye but it will not be available until well after 2019, if at all. ASTM Subcommittee J has been looking for alternative methods for the determination of aromatics in aviation fuels.
Gas chromatography vacuum ultraviolet GC-VUV technology has shown great promise in the determination of saturates, monoaromatics, and diaromatic content by carbon number in aviation fuels. A new ASTM standard test method is being developed to provide a suitable alternative to D1319.
The GC-VUV technique is currently used in the analysis of gasoline-range fuels (ASTM D8071). In the jet fuel range, saturates, mono-aromatics, and diaromatics all have distinct VUV absorbance spectra which allow them to be deconvolved from one another in a complex matrix. The GC-VUV method will analyze jet fuel in a 14-minute run and a 2-minute automated quantitation, reporting total saturates and aromatics comparable to D1319. In the same analysis, diaromatics (speciated by carbon number) are reported comparable to D1840.
This paper will summarize the GC-VUV technique and compare to existing jet fuel analysis methods of ASTM D1319, ASTM D1840, ASTM D5186 and ASTM D6379.
Presented by: Dan Wispinski, Standard Methods Development Manager, VUV Analytics
Dan Wispinski is the Standard Methods Development Manager for VUV Analytics. Dan joined VUV after he managed one of Canada’s top fuel testing research labs, InnoTech Alberta, formerly Alberta Research Council. Dan has over 36 years of experience in refined fuel specifications, biofuels, crude oil and bitumen. He is chairman of the Canadian General Standards Board Petroleum Test Methods Committee and an active member of ASTM, CGSB, IASH, CEN and the Energy Institute Working Group 6.
With the December 2018 revelations that the dye used to carry out referee method ASTM D1319 for Jet Fuel analysis is no longer available; refineries and test labs are forced to look at alternatives for this analysis. Have you made an informed decision on how you will replace ASTM D1319? Are you concerned about the costs associated with moving to an alternative approach?
Recently ASTM D8267 was approved as a standard test method for jet fuel analysis. This method runs on the VUV Analyzer™ Platform for Fuels and has significant advantages over the currently available options. This webinar will provide a detailed overview of the operation and advantages of ASTM D8267 – The Standard Test Method for the Determination of Saturated Hydrocarbon, Aromatic and Di-aromatic Content of Aviation Turbine Fuels using GC-VUV. In addition to ASTM D8267, this webinar will introduce the VUV Analyzer Platform, which is currently used to run ASTM D8071 for gasoline analysis, and provide important details on accuracy, precision, and how laboratories can reduce analysis cost using this platform.
Key Learnings:
- Introduction to ASTM D8267 for jet fuel analysis and its correlation to alternative methods.
- Introduction to the VUV Analyzer Platform for Fuels – a single platform for fuels analysis.
- An update on ASTM D8071, including the recent ASTM D6708 equivalency to D5769, D1319, D3606, & D5599.
- Introduction to Verified Hydrocarbon Analysis™, an elevated approach to Detailed Hydrocarbon Analysis – which can also be done on the VUV Analyzer Platform.
- How laboratories can reduce the cost per analysis using the VUV Analyzer Platform.
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Speakers:
Alex Hodgson, Acting Applications Manager, VUV Analytics
Alex Hodgson is currently the acting manager and senior applications chemist at VUV Analytics, Inc. Alex has been instrumental in the development of ASTM D8267 and other fuels related methods for VUV. In addition to his fuels work, Alex also pioneered GC-VUV analysis of terpenes across multiple industries. Prior to joining the VUV team, he spent four years as a chemist with the Center for Disease Control (CDC). Alex earned a B.S. in biochemistry from the University of Texas at Austin and an M.S. in biochemistry at the Georgia Institute of Technology. His current research focuses on utilizing vacuum ultraviolet detection for the development of fuels analysis applications among a variety of other GC-VUV related endeavors.
Dan Wispinski, Standard Methods Development Manager
Dan Wispinski is the Standard Methods Development Manager for VUV Analytics. Dan joined VUV after he managed one of Canada’s top fuel testing research labs, InnoTech Alberta, formerly Alberta Research Council. Dan has over 36 years of experience in refined fuel specifications, biofuels, crude oil and bitumen. He is chairman of the Canadian General Standards Board Petroleum Test Methods Committee and an active member of ASTM, CGSB, IASH, CEN and the Energy Institute Working Group 6.
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