Use of Dual Detection in the Gas Chromatographic Analysis of Oleaginous Biomass Feeds and Biofuel Products to Enable Accurate Simulated Distillation and Lipid Profiling

Tonya Morgan, Eduardo Santillan-Jimenez, Kelsey Huff, Kazi R. Javed, Mark Crocker

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Abstract

This contribution describes the development of a chromatographic method capable of simultaneously identifying and quantifying the constituents found in oleaginous biomass - including algae oil - and in biofuel samples through a single cost-effective analysis. Major constituents of the aforementioned analytes include oxygen- and/or nitrogen-containing compounds along with fuel-like hydrocarbons. A novel simulated distillation gas chromatographic (SimDist) technique including dual detection capabilities - specifically flame ionization (FID) and mass spectrometry (MS) - produced identical chromatograms with perfectly aligned signals. FID chromatograms afforded excellent quantitative data while the corresponding MS spectra enabled accurate and thorough compound identification. Simulated distillation data displayed a remarkably linear relationship between retention time and the boiling point of heteroatom-containing compounds in addition to n-alkanes. Indeed, although standard SimDist data were calibrated using the boiling points of n-alkanes, analyses involving other compounds yielded insights into the effect of additional functionalities on both retention time and response factor. Notably, the method developed proved superior relative to commonly employed techniques in the identification and quantification of polyunsaturated fatty acids in algae oil.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)9498-9506
Number of pages9
JournalEnergy and Fuels
Volume31
Issue number9
DOIs
StatePublished - Sep 21 2017

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ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • General Chemical Engineering
  • Fuel Technology
  • Energy Engineering and Power Technology

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