Identification of petroleum aromatic fraction by comprehensive two-dimensional gas chromatography with time-of-flight mass spectrometry

• 来源期刊: 科学通报(英文版)
• 学科: 化学
• 关键词: 全二维气相色谱 飞行时间质谱 飞行质谱 石油芳烃 芳香族化合物 芳香度 芳香化合物 气相色谱分析方法
• 年，卷（期）: 2010,（19）
• 所属期刊栏目: Geology
• 页码范围: 2039-2045
• 页数: 7页
• 分类号: O657.71 O657.63
• 语种: 英文

摘要

Comprehensive two-dimensional gas chromatography coupled with time-of-flight mass spectrometry(GC*GC-TOFMS) is commercially available in the 1990s,with the characteristics of large peak capacity,high resolution,high sensitivity,etc.However,its application to the petroleum and geological analyses is just emerging in China and overseas.In this research,the analytical method for petroleum aromatic fraction using GC*GC-TOFMS is set up,via the choice of the column system and optimization of setting parameters,such as temperature programming,modulation time,hot pulse time,flow rate of carrier gas,data acquisition rate and data processing.The results indicate that different polar compounds of aromatic fraction distribute as bands on structured GC*GC chromatogram.Within each band,homologous compounds appear as a roof-tile structure based on the number of substituent residues.The aromatic compounds are identified and characterized according to the GC*GC chromatogram and mass spectra.According to the polarity and the number of rings,aromatic compounds are spatially present on one chromatogram,which directly reflects the distribution characteristics of complex compounds of aromatic hydrocarbons.In addition,quantitative analysis is favored as some overlapped peaks on traditional GC-MS chromatogram have been separated completely on GC*GC.Some heterocyclic atom aromatic compounds at trace level can be clearly identified using this method,for polarity differences from other interfered aromatic compounds.The development of this method and chromatogram recognition offer petroleum geologists a practical example for the application performance of GC*GC-TOFMS.