Detailed Hydrocarbon Analyzers

In a Gas Oil Separation Plant (GOSP) or in a refinery plant, gas chromatography (GC) is used to characterize crude oil and analyze multiple fuel types, each with hundreds or even thousands of compounds. It is very important to be able to extract as much information as possible about the concentrations of these compounds to be able to properly evaluate raw materials and control refinery processes. Detailed hydrocarbon analysis (DHA) is a common GC technique for this and method for detailed hydrocarbon analysis of naphtha and gasoline by GC is outlined in American Society of Testing and Materials (ASTM) Method D6730, D5134, D6729 and D6733.

PerkinElmer offers a complete system/solution for detailed hydrocarbon analysis (the Model Arnel 4050 Detailed Hydrocarbon Analyzer) that provides distinct advantages over the traditional PIONA (paraffins, isoparaffins, olefins, naphthenes, and aromatics) systems. The Model Arnel 4050 Detailed Hydrocarbon Analyzer provides a simple, straightforward, yet sensitive approach with low cost of ownership. It is a single-column solution which includes a high-resolution capillary column with a tuned pre-column to separate individual compounds present in gasoline. It also offers significant cost savings and instrument uptime advantages over PIONA systems – does not contain valves or hardware like traps that need to be replaced over time.

Learn more about our selection of Detailed Hydrocarbon Analyzers and Software.

See below for a sampling of our Detailed Hydrocarbon Analyzers and Software.