PIONA GC Analysis: VUV vs. DHA vs. Reformulyzer
Dan Wispinski, Alberta Innovates Technology Future
GCC 2016 presentation comparing GC-VUV with detailed hydrocarbon analysis (DHA) and Reformulyzer for PIONA GC analysis in gasoline samples. Study showed superior performance of GC-VUV relative…
Read More >You Can’t Fool VUV Analyze for PIONA Determinations in Gasoline!
Jack Cochran, VUV Analytics
PIONA GC analysis is simplified by VUV PIONA+ by ensuring correct PIONA compound class and speciation results despite changes in retention time due to temperature or…
Read More >Proving It by VUVing It: Using a Higher GC Oven Start Temperature for Gasoline Analysis with a VUV Detector – ASTM D8071 System Validation Mixture
Jack Cochran, VUV Analytics
ASTM D8071 for PIONA GC compound gasoline analysis is optimized for 35°C GC oven starts. VUV PIONA+ provides temp start flexibility for PIONA GC analysis by…
Read More >Your PIONA GC Analysis is Cool, but My Lab Ain’t: Using a Higher GC Oven Start Temperature for Gasoline Analysis with a VUV Detector
Jack Cochran, VUV Analytics
VUV PIONA+ allows oven start temp flexibility and can accommodate labs struggling to hit 35°C in their PIONA GC analysis. GC-VUV provides a single column, single…
Read More >Corrosion Cocktail – Part Ethanol, Part Gasoline, Part Diesel – Analyzed Using GC-VUV
Jack Cochran, VUV Analytics
Part 2 of Jack Cochran's blog about how GC-VUV can be used to monitor for ethanol in diesel storage to prevent serious microbiologically-influenced corrosion problems.
Read More >Analyzing Ethanol in Diesel with Static Headspace – GC-VUV
Jack Cochran, VUV Analytics
Ethanol is a common “oxygenate” added to automobile gasoline in the United States to enable more complete combustion and reduced air pollution. Typically, ethanol is not…
Read More >Discriminating Isomers and Isotopologues using Gas Chromatography – Vacuum Ultraviolet Spectroscopy
Dr. Kevin A. Schug, et al., University of Texas, Arlington
Dr. Schug's presentation at ISCC and GCxGC 2017 discusses how Sum Squared Residual values relate to the differentiation of isomers by GC-VUV. Isomer systems investigated include…
Read More >PIONA GC Analysis of Petroleum based Fuels
Speaker: Jack Cochran, VUV Analytics Hosted by: LCGC
Jack Cochran presents a new method for the PIONA GC analysis of gasoline-range samples to improve throughput. Register to view the webinar.
Read More >PIONA GC Analysis and the Petrol-Fueled Adventures of the VGA-100
James Diekmann, VUV Analytics
James explains how the success of ASTM D8071 in simplifying PIONA GC analysis has led to VGA-100 installations across the globe.
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