ASTM D8276-19

This international standard was developed in accordance with internationally recognized principles on standardization established in the Decision on Principles for the
Development of International Standards, Guides and Recommendations issued by the World Trade Organization Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT) Committee.
Designation: D8276 − 19
Standard Test Method for
Hydrocarbon Types in Middle Distillates, including Biodiesel
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Blends by Gas Chromatography/Mass Spectrometry
This standard is issued under the fixed designation D8276; 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 (´) indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.
1. Scope D86 Test Method for Distillation of Petroleum Products and
Liquid Fuels at Atmospheric Pressure
1.1 This test method covers an analytical scheme using the
D2425 Test Method for Hydrocarbon Types in Middle Dis-
gas chromatography/mass spectrometry (GC-MS) to determine
tillates by Mass Spectrometry
the hydrocarbon types present in middle distillates 170 °C to
D4057 Practice for Manual Sampling of Petroleum and
365 °Cboilingrange,5 %to95 %byvolumeasdeterminedby
Petroleum Products
Test Method D86, including biodiesel blends with up to 20 %
D4177 Practice for Automatic Sampling of Petroleum and
by volume of fatty acid methyl ester (FAME). The detailed
Petroleum Products
hydrocarbon composition, total aromatic hydrocarbon and
D6299 Practice for Applying Statistical Quality Assurance
polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon contents can be determined.
and Control Charting Techniques to Evaluate Analytical
The hydrocarbon types include: paraffins, noncondensed
Measurement System Performance
cycloparaffins, condensed dicycloparaffins, condensed
D6300 Practice for Determination of Precision and Bias
tricycloparaffins, alkylbenzenes, indans or tetralins, or both,
Data for Use in Test Methods for Petroleum Products and
C H (indenes, etc.), naphthalenes, C H
n 2n-10 n 2n-14
Lubricants
(acenaphthenes, etc.), C H (acenaphthylenes, etc.), and
n 2n-16
D8144 Test Method for Separation and Determination of
tricyclic aromatics. The content of FAME in biodiesel blends
Aromatics, Nonaromatics, and FAME Fractions in Middle
can also be determined by GC.
Distillates by Solid-Phase Extraction and Gas Chromatog-
1.2 The values stated in acceptable SI units are to be
raphy
regarded as the standard. No other units of measurement are
included in this standard.
3. Terminology
1.3 This standard does not purport to address all of the
3.1 Definitions of Terms Specific to This Standard:
safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the
3.1.1 The detailed definitions of the summation of charac-
responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appro-
teristic mass fragments can be found in Test Method D2425.
priate safety, health, and environmental practices and deter-
3.1.2 dual column GC-MS system, n—a gas
mine the applicability of regulatory limitations prior to use.
chromatography/mass spectrometry system equipped with a
1.4 This international standard was developed in accor-
hydrogen flame ionization detector (FID). Samples introduced
dance with internationally recognized principles on standard-
by the sample introduction system are split into two capillary
ization established in the Decision on Principles for the
columns in parallel, in which one column connected to the FID
Development of International Standards, Guides and Recom-
and the other one connected to the mass spectrometer.
mendations issued by the World Trade Organization Technical
Barriers to Trade (TBT) Committee.
3.1.3 polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, n—sum of the
concentrationsofnaphthalenes,C H (acenaphthenes,etc.),
n 2n-14
2. Referenced Documents
C H (acenaphthylenes, etc.) and tricyclic aromatics.
n 2n-16
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2.1 ASTM Standards:
3.1.4 total aromatic hydrocarbons, n—sum of the concen-
trations of alkylbenzenes, indans, tetralins, C H (indenes,
n 2n-10
etc.) and polycyclic aromatics.
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This test method is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee D02 on
Petroleum Products, Liquid Fuels, and Lubricants and is the direct responsibility of
Subcommittee D02.04.0M on Mass Spectrometry.
4. Summary of Test Method
Current edition approved July 15, 2019. Published September 2019. DOI:
10.1520/D8276-19.
4.1 Samples are separated into saturate, aromatic, and/or
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For referenced ASTM standards, visit the ASTM website, www.astm.org, or
FAME fractions by Test Method D8144. Aliquots of internal
contact ASTM Customer Service at service@astm.org. For Annual Book of ASTM
standards are added to these fractions and all of these fractions
Standards volume information, refer to the standard’s Document Summary page on
the ASTM website. are analyzed by the dual column GC-MS system. The contents
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