ASTM D6352-04e1

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An American National Standard
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Designation: D 6352 – 04
Standard Test Method for
Boiling Range Distribution of Petroleum Distillates in
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Boiling Range from 174 to 700°C by Gas Chromatography
This standard is issued under the fixed designation D 6352; the number immediately following the designation indicates the year of
original adoption or, in the case of revision, the year of last revision. A number in parentheses indicates the year of last reapproval. A
superscript epsilon (e) indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.
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e NOTE—Variable definitions were added to 10.15.1.3 and 10.15.1.4 editorially in August 2004.
1. Scope* D 1160 Test Method for Distillation of Petroleum Products
at Reduced Pressure
1.1 This test method covers the determination of the boiling
D 2887 Test Method for Boiling Range Distribution of
range distribution of petroleum distillate fractions. The test
Petroleum Fractions by Gas Chromatography
method is applicable to petroleum distillate fractions having an
D 2892 Test Method for Distillation of Crude Petroleum
initial boiling point greater than 174°C (345°F) and a final
(15-Theoretical Plate Column)
boiling point of less than 700°C (1292°F) (C10 to C90) at
D 3710 Test Method for Boiling Range Distribution of
atmospheric pressure as measured by this test method.
Gasoline and Gasoline Fractions by Gas Chromatography
1.2 The test method is not applicable for the analysis of
D 4626 Practice for Calculation of Gas Chromatographic
petroleum or petroleum products containing low molecular
Response Factors
weight components (for example naphthas, reformates, gaso-
D 5307 Test Method for Determination of Boiling Range
lines, crude oils). Materials containing heterogeneous compo-
Distribution of Crude Petroleum by Gas Chromatography
nents (for example alcohols, ethers, acids, or esters) or residue
E 355 Practice for Gas Chromatography Terms and Rela-
are not to be analyzed by this test method. See Test Methods
tionships
D 3710, D 2887, or D 5307 for possible applicability to analy-
E 594 Practice for Testing Flame Ionization Detectors Used
sis of these types of materials.
in Gas or Supercritical Fluid Chromatography
1.3 The values stated in SI units are to be regarded as
E 1510 Practice for Installing Fused Silica Open Tubular
standard. The values stated in inch-pound units are for infor-
Capillary Columns in Gas Chromatographs
mation only and may be included as parenthetical values.
1.4 This standard does not purport to address all of the
3. Terminology
safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the
3.1 Definitions—This test method makes reference to many
responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appro-
common gas chromatographic procedures, terms, and relation-
priate safety and health practices and determine the applica-
ships. For definitions of these terms used in this test method,
bility of regulatory limitations prior to use.
refer to Practices E 355, E 594, and E 1510.
2. Referenced Documents 3.2 Definitions of Terms Specific to This Standard:
2 3.2.1 area slice—the area resulting from the integration of
2.1 ASTM Standards:
the chromatographic detector signal within a specified reten-
D 86 Test Method for Distillation of Petroleum Products at
tiontimeinterval.Inareaslicemode(see6.4.2),peakdetection
Atmospheric Pressure
parameters are bypassed and the detector signal integral is
recorded as area slices of consecutive, fixed duration time
intervals.
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This test method is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee D02 on
3.2.2 corrected area slice—an area slice corrected for base-
Petroleum Products and Lubricants and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee
line offset by subtraction of the exactly corresponding area
D02.04 on Hydrocarbon Analysis.
slice in a previously recorded blank (non-sample) analysis.
CurrenteditionapprovedJune1,2004.PublishedJuly2004.Originallyapproved
in 1998. Last previous edition approved in 2003 as D 6352–03.
3.2.3 cumulative corrected area—the accumulated sum of
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For referenced ASTM standards, visit the ASTM website, www.astm.org, or
correctedareaslicesfromthebeginningoftheanalysisthrough
contact ASTM Customer Service at service@astm.org. For Annual Book of ASTM
a given retention time, ignoring any non-sample area (for
Standards volume information, refer to the standard’s Document Summary page on
the ASTM website. example, solvent).
*A Summary of Changes section appears at the end of this standard.
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3.2.4 final boiling point (FBP)—the temperature (corre- method can be used for product specification testing with the
spondingtotheretentiontime)atwhichacumulativecorrect
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