Volume 17, Issue 4 pp. 203-211
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Simulated distillation of petroleum and its products by gas and supercritical fluid chromatography: A review

Paul A. Peaden

Paul A. Peaden

Unocal, 376 South Valencia Avenue, Brea, California 92621, USA

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First published: April 1994
Citations: 17

Abstract

Information about the boiling point distribution of petroleum and its products is obtained either by actual distillation, or by analyses designed to simulate the distillation process. These analytical techniques are called simulated distillations. Simulated distillations are most often performed by gas or supercritical fluid chromatography. This paper reviews the use of gas and supercritical fluid chromatography for simulated distillation, and the development of element-specific detection coupled with these analyses.

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