Speciation of sulfur-containing compounds in diesel by comprehensive two-dimensional gas chromatography

Sulfur-containing compounds in diesel have been speciated by comprehensive two-dimensional gas chromatography (GCxGC) with a sulfur chemiluminescence detector (SCD). The advantages of GCxGC technique are higher resolution and greater sensitivity. GCxGC-SCD can achieve the class separation of sulfur-containing compounds with an appropriate separation column combination. The major classes of sulfur-containing compounds in diesel are benzothiophenes and dibenzothiophenes. Relative concentration of each class as well as each carbon number family can be quantitated by the summation of the integrated areas corresponding to the individual group(s) in the GCxGC space. In practical applications, GCxGC-SCD can be used to characterize different diesels and to reflect desulfurization process efficiency. In this study, GCxGC-SCD has demonstrated its value in speciation of sulfur-containing compounds classes, which is difficult to accomplish by any other single technique.     

Sulfur speciation of Kuwaiti crude oils fractions using two-dimensional gas chromatography

The main objective of this study is to develop a methodology for sulfur compounds speciation using two-dimensional gas chromatography coupled with a flame ionization detector and sulfur chemiluminescence detectors. The methodology enhances the ability to detect and quantify the refractory sulfur in petroleum distillates, and it was utilized to screen the molecular differences between distillates of two Kuwaiti heavy crude oils from different reservoirs but with similar physical properties. Despite the similarity in the physical properties, the detailed comparative analysis indicated significant differences in molecular composition, which suggests substantial differences in crude oil processability based on the reactivity of the detected compounds. The distillates that have been considered in this study include heavy naphtha, kerosene, and gas oil. The compositional differences between the distillates were observed using the two-dimensional gas chromatography system with an in-house developed method. This method groups the sulfur compounds into thiols, benzothiophenes (BTs), and dibenzothiophene (DBTs), and it can handle any atmospheric distillate up 365 °C. Furthermore, the method includes the possibility of identifying and quantifying a total number of 44 sulfur species, which covers the previously mentioned sulfur groups.     

A Comparative Evaluation of Nitrogen Compounds in Petroleum Distillates

Although the concentration of nitrogen compounds in crude oil is relatively low, they can become more concentrated in petroleum distillates and poison the catalysts used in refining processes. They cause undesirable deposits, color formation and odor in products; they also contribute to air pollution and some are highly carcinogenic. The poisoned catalyst becomes deactivated for hydrodesulfurization and unable to remove sulfur from middle distillates. In order to understand the effect on catalytic processes, it is desirable to identify the nitrogen compounds in various petroleum distillates. This paper compares the nitrogen species profiles in different petroleum distillates using a nitrogen chemiluminescence detector. In addition, four different petroleum distillate samples from different refineries were analyzed to find the variation in their nitrogen profiles. The nitrogen compounds in petroleum distillate samples were identified as anilines, quinolines, indoles, and carbazoles and their alkyl derivatives. Quantitation was carried out against known reference standards. The quantitative data were compared to the total nitrogen content determined by elemental analysis.     

Evaluation of Quantitative Sulfur Speciation in Gas Oils by Fourier Transform Ion Cyclotron Resonance Mass Spectrometry: Validation by Comprehensive Two-Dimensional Gas Chromatography

Fourier transform ion cyclotron resonance mass spectrometry (FT-ICR MS) has been applied for the quantitative speciation of sulfur containing compounds in gas oil (GO). For this purpose, ionization and mass spectrometric parameters have been studied and optimized with a set of standard compounds and GO samples. Comprehensive two-dimensional gas chromatography (GCxGC) was used as the reference method. To allow a quantitative comparison between FT-ICR MS and GCxGC results for GO samples, FT-ICR MS parameters were optimized and data obtained by both techniques were standardized. Response factors were established for two ionization modes: atmospheric pressure photo ionization (APPI) and electrospray after selective derivatization of sulfur compounds (MeESI). To test the validity of the developed MS methods, a third GO was analyzed and response factors were applied. Comparison with GCxGC results showed good agreement for sulfur families (deviation within 5% and 15% for MeESI and APPI data, respectively). Abundances of individual isomer groups match within 40% in most cases. These results principally demonstrate the suitability of FT-ICR MS for a quantitative analysis of sulfur compounds (by DBE and carbon number distribution pattern) in petroleum middle distillates. This approach has the potential to be extended to higher- and non-boiling petroleum fractions where quantitative speciation is presently not available.     

渣油超临界萃取馏分中硫化物的分离富集研究

采用选择性氧化与色谱结合的方法分离渣油中的硫醚硫化物和噻吩硫化物,该法是基于不同类型硫的选择性氧化、氧化组分与未氧化组分间极性的差异实现的。首先用高碘酸四丁铵在不氧化噻吩硫的情况下将硫醚硫选择性氧化为高极性的亚砜,经色谱柱分离富集后,利用红外色谱和硫元素分析仪,研究了馏分中硫化物的类型分布。结果表明,在俄罗斯渣油中噻吩硫和硫醚硫的质量分数随组分变重均呈增长趋势,噻吩硫相对质量分数(指硫醚硫+噻吩硫)随馏分变重呈下降趋势,相对质量分数在70%以上,噻吩硫是俄罗斯渣油中硫的主要存在形态。     

Analysis of sulfur-containing compounds in crude oils by comprehensive two-dimensional gas chromatography with sulfur chemiluminescence detection

This paper reports an analytical method for separating, identifying, and quantifying sulfur-containing compounds in crude oil fraction (IBP-360 degrees C) samples based on comprehensive two-dimensional gas chromatography coupled with a sulfur chemiluminescence detector. Various sulfur-containing compounds and their groups were analyzed with one direct injection. 3620 peaks were detected including 1722 thiols/thioethers/ disulfides/1-ring thiophenes, 953 benzothiophenes, 704 dibenzothiophenes, and 241 benzonaphthothiophenes. The target sulfur compounds and their groups were identified based on the group separation feature and structured retention of comprehensive two-dimensional gas chromatography as well as standard substances. The quantitative analysis of major sulfur-containing compounds and total sulfur was based on the linear response of the sulfur chemiluminescence detector using the internal standard method. The sulfur contents of target sulfur compounds and their groups in 4 crude oil fractions were also determined. The recoveries for standard sulfur-containing compounds were in the range of 90-102%. The quantitative result of total sulfur in the Oman crude oil fraction sample was compared with those from ASTM D 4294 standard method (total S by X-ray fluorescence spectrometry), the relative deviation (RD%) was 4.2% and the precision of the method satisfactory.     

汽油馏分的硫化物形态分布研究

采用气相色谱和硫化学发光检测(GC-SCD)技术,经过对色谱条件的优化,建立了汽油馏分中硫化物形态分布的测定方法。用标准物质的保留时间辅以化学法脱除硫醇、硫醚的方法对107个硫化物进行了定性;标准硫化物保留时间重复测定结果的相对标准偏差(RSD)≤0.25%。用内标法对主要的硫化物和总硫含量进行了定量,方法的加标回收率为96%~115%;同一样品重复测定5次,含硫大于7 mg/kg的硫化物组分重复测定结果的RSD≤8.9%。所建立的方法可用于不同装置的汽油馏分的硫化物形态分布规律的研究。     

Sulfur speciation defined subcellular localization of coumarin derivatives: Correlation of structural relationship to biological behaviors

Modulating the speciation of sulfur containing functional group could alter the subcellular localization of a series thiomorpholine incorporated coumarins.     

原油中芳香硫化合物形态分布的研究

建立了原油中多环芳香硫化合物形态分布的研究方法。采用氯化钯/硅胶配位交换色谱分离原油中的芳香硫化合物,并用气相色谱/质谱分析、气相色谱-硫化学发光检测法结合色谱保留指数,鉴定出原油中的100多个多环芳香硫化物,包括含烷基取代基的苯并噻吩和二苯并噻吩类硫化物。定量分析表明,二苯并噻吩类化合物的含量占芳香硫化合物总量的91%左右。该方法可用于不同来源的原油中芳香硫化合物的形态分布研究。     

Rapid determination of total sulfur in fuels using gas chromatography with atomic emission detection

The purpose of this study is to determine whether gas chromatography (GC)-atomic emission detection (AED) can be used in a low-resolution mode for rapid, accurate determinations of total sulfur in fuels at trace levels to complement other popular methods of total sulfur analysis. A method for the rapid determination of total sulfur in fuels (called "fast GC-AED") is developed. The method is tested on gasoline, jet fuel, kerosene, and diesel fuel with sulfur concentrations ranging from 125 mg/L down to 2.5 mg/L. Fast GC-AED shows better performance than traditional GC-AED for total sulfur determinations, especially for complex mixtures containing many different sulfur-containing compounds at trace levels. This method also shows that GC-AED can be used for both rapid determinations of total sulfur and traditional determinations of speciated sulfur without requiring equipment changes. Fast GC-AED is competitive with other popular methods for sulfur analysis. The 5-min program that is developed for fast GC-AED is comparable with the time scale of other methods, such as wavelength dispersive X-ray fluorescence and UV-fluorescence (2 to 5 min). Fast GC-AED also compares favorably with UV-fluorescence for trace sulfur determinations, demonstrating accuracy down to 2.5-mg/L sulfur.     

Simultaneous speciation of selenium and sulfur species in selenized odorless garlic (Allium sativum L. Shiro) and shallot (Allium ascalonicum) by HPLC-inductively coupled plasma-(octopole reaction system)-mass spectrometry and electrospray ionization-tandem mass spectrometry

The simultaneous speciation of selenium and sulfur in selenized odorless garlic (Allium sativum L. Shiro) and a weakly odorous Allium plant, shallot (Allium ascalonicum), was performed by means of a hyphenated technique, a HPLC coupled with an inductively coupled plasma-mass spectrometry (HPLC-ICP-MS) equipped with an octopole reaction system (ORS). The aqueous extracts of them contained the common seleno compound that was identified as gamma-glutamylmethylselenocysteine by an electrospray ionization-tandem mass spectrometry (ESI-MS/MS). Normal garlic contains alliin as the major sulfur-containing compound, which is the biological precursor of the garlic odorant, allicin. Alliin, however, was not detected in the extracts of the selenized odorless garlic. At least, four unidentified sulfur-containing compounds were detected in odorless garlic and shallot. Moreover, these Allium plants showed chemopreventive effects against human leukemia cells.     

Solid-phase microextraction-gas chromatographic-mass spectrometric analysis of garlic oil obtained by hydrodistillation

Garlic (Allium sativum L.) is highly consumed worldwide. This crop is mainly known for its flavor and odor, although the many medicinal properties that are attributed to it, including anticarcinogenic, antiatherosclerotic, and antithrombotic potential, among several others, have called the attention of scientists since very early times. It is known that sulfur-containing volatiles are the principal compounds responsible for such properties. The aims of this work were to develop a solventless extraction method for sulfur-containing volatiles from garlic, as well as their chemical characterization. Since garlic volatiles are rather thermolabile, low-pressure hydrodistillation was chosen as the extracting method. The analysis of all compounds was performed on an HP-FFAP chromatographic column mounted in a GC-MS system. For volatile transfer and injection method, solid-phase microextraction was selected, with the use of eight different fibers. The most abundant volatile compound was diallyl disulfide, followed by diallyl trisulfide. Among the 47 totally identified compounds, 18 were linear sulfur-containing volatile compounds, 6 were of non-sulfur nature, and the other 23 were cyclic compounds. However, linear sulfur volatiles accounted for 94% of the total amount.     

Interaction forces between a deformable air bubble and a spherical particle of tuneable hydrophobicity and surface charge in aqueous solutions

Unsupported nanosized MoS(2) and CoMo-sulfide catalysts were synthesized, and their catalytic performances for the deep hydrodesulfurization (HDS) of treated gas oil were investigated as compared with that of a CoMo/Al(2)O(3) catalyst. The HDS reactions were carried out in a batch autoclave reactor at 340 °C and 3 MPa H(2). The CoMo-sulfide catalyst shows the highest activity and can reduce the sulfur content to less than 10 ppm. The decrease in total sulfur content as a function of reaction time was found to follow pseudo-second order kinetics (empirical form). The change in the concentration of some individual representative sulfur-containing species in gas oil as a function of time was found to follow pseudo-first-order kinetics. However, the change in combined concentration of these species in the gas oil during HDS with the reaction time was found to corroborate pseudo-second-order kinetics. A kinetic model approach was proposed from which an estimation of the intrinsic kinetic data can be achieved. The model fitted the obtained data reasonably well, suggesting its potential for better assessment of the catalytic activity in the HDS of real feedstock. The study reveals that ranking of catalyst activities using model refractory sulfur-containing compounds does not necessarily imply a typical rank in case of investigating the real feedstocks.     

Quantitative determination of sulfur compounds in FCC gasolines by AED. A study of the effect of catalyst type and catalytic conditions on sulfur distribution

The identification and quantification of sulfur-containing compounds in gasoline has become an area of interest because of impending legislation regulating total sulfur levels in these fuels. To study the effects of catalyst type and catalytic conditions on gasoline sulfur distribution, a method has been developed employing both the compound-independent and element-specific response of the atomic emission detector (AED). Calibration and quantification can be accomplished even where standards are not available, owing to the nature of the AED response. Compounds were separated on a thick film polydimethylsiloxane column. An external calibration curve was applied to the area responses of individual sulfur components in the sulfur chromatogram, and the concentrations of each were calculated. Summation of these sulfur concentrations over the gasoline range yields the total sulfur content of the gasoline. The method is applicable to the determination of these compounds in raw crude oils, finished gasolines, fluid cracking catalyst (FCC) unit gasolines, and fluid catalytic cracking “model” compound studies. A prefractionating column was employed to remove heavy (>C₁₃) materials; prefractionation is not, however, necessary for distilled or commercial gasoline samples. Detection limits, linearity, detector stability, and accuracy are discussed.     

催化裂化汽油中类型硫含量分布

利用催化裂化汽油中各类硫化物的系统分析方法,对催化裂化(FCC)汽油和重油催化裂化(RFCC)汽油中各类型硫进行了分析测定,碱洗后FCC汽油和RFCC汽油中类型硫的布规律为:硫醇硫和二硫化物硫的含量较少,硫醚硫含量中等,而噻吩类硫的含量最多,占总硫含量的60%以上.     

柴油非加氢脱硫技术研究中样品的选择

利用气相色谱/原子发射光谱检测器（GC/AED），对小型加氢装置的加氢脱硫柴油样品及氧化/萃取前后样品油中含硫化合物进行了分析，对色谱图中出现的几个可疑峰进行了分析和推测，表明这几个峰是由元素硫产生的，并通过无硫油样中加入硫磺和对样品进行汞洗等实验进行了验证。此外，对于加氢柴油中元素硫产生原因以及对硫质量分数测定和对实验分析的影响，在氧化脱硫等非加氢脱硫实验中样品的选择等问题进行了讨论。     

Column selection and optimization for sulfur compound analyses by gas chromatography

The analysis of sulfur-containing compounds using fused silica capillary columns and the Sulfur Chemiluminescence Detector has been investigated. This combination of an inert chromatographic system and a high sensitivity, selective detector provides significant advantages for the analysis of low levels of sulfur compounds in complex matrices over existing techniques. Capillary columns coated with thick films (1–4 μm) of methyl silicone stationary phase permit separation of most sulfur containing compounds and, when used with sub-ambient column temperatures, these columns can be used for the separation of sulfur gases. The effects of stationary film thickness, column length, and internal diameter for the measurement of sulfur compounds in hydrocarbon matrices has been determined.     

催化柴油中硫化物的气相-原子发射光谱分析方法及应用

 建立了催化柴油馏分中各种硫化物类型分布的气相 原子发射光谱分析方法,考察了条件对各种硫化物分离的影响,定性(或归类)了催化柴油中的130多个硫化物,计算了程序升温条件下各种硫化物的保留指数,为不同实验室的定性比较和方法的转让提供了依据。硫化物中的硫在2mg/L～1000mg/L时其质量浓度与峰面积呈较好的线性关系,相关系数达0 997。几种硫化物(苯并噻吩、4 甲基苯并噻吩、二苯并噻吩、4 甲基二苯并噻吩、4,6 二甲基二苯并噻吩)6次测定所得峰面积的相对标准偏差均小于5 0%。当信噪比(S/N)为3时,测得苯并噻吩硫的检出限为0 1mg/L。     

微波辅助脱除煤中有机硫的机理研究

为阐明微波场联合过氧乙酸(PAA)脱除煤中有机硫的机理,选取山西临汾(LF)、宁夏宁东(ND)、山西灵石(LS)和河南洛阳(LY)脱矿物质煤及三种含硫模型化合物苄硫醇(Benzyl mercaptan, BM)、苯并(b)噻吩(Benzo (b) thiophene, BT)和二苯基亚砜(Diphenyl sulfoxide, DS)作为研究对象。微波功率为100 W,并联合PAA,辐照1-5 min,通过X射线光电子能谱仪(X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, XPS)分析固相中硫形态的变化;通过离子色谱仪(Ion chromatography, IC)分析脱硫后液相中SO_4~(2-)的浓度;通过气相色谱-质谱联用仪(Gas chromatography/mass spectrometry, GC/MS)分析萃取物中硫形态的变化。结果表明,有机硫化物硫的含量高,脱硫率大,LY和LS最大脱硫率分别高达55.06%和45.78%,ND和LF最大脱硫率分别为31.24%和28.21%,煤中的硫醇比噻吩和亚砜更易脱除,且脱硫过程中硫形态逐渐向高价态转化,含硫键在微波场中断裂,最终可被PAA氧化为SO_4~(2-)。     

气相色谱-原子发射光谱联用技术测定柴油中硫化物

采用气相色谱－原子发射光谱（GC－AED）联用技术对柴油中硫化物进行了定性定量研究，考察了柴油加氢脱硫处理前后硫化物的变化及不同柴油原料硫化物的分布情况。结果表明，1＃柴油可定性出33类硫化物，经加氢脱硫处理后，1－1＃和1－2＃样品硫含量可由1497mg/L分别降到165.1mg/L和90.4mg/L，平均脱除率为89.0%和94.0%。其中噻吩或苯并噻吩的脱除率为100％；C1二苯并噻吩的肿除率为90.0%和96.2%;C2二苯并噻吩的脱除率为80.6%和91.7%；C3二苯并噻吩的脱除率为72.6%和84.4%；C4二苯并噻吩的脱除率为79.0%和90.3%;C5或C6二苯并噻吩的脱除率为58.4%和68.4%；未知硫化物脱除率95.7%和97.9%。噻吩类脱除率视取代基的大小、个数和取代位置的不同脱除率不同；不同原料 总硫和各种硫化物含量差别很大，应根据其硫化物的分布特点，有针对性地研制开发加氢脱硫的催化剂及选择合适的加工工艺。