TITLE: Identification of Synthetic Fuels: Chromatographic techniques allow rapid identification of base stocks.

INST.  AUTHOR: Army Materiel Development and Readiness Command, Alexandria, VA.

LANGUAGE: English

PUB.  TYPE: Technical Report

PUB.  COUNTRY: United States

SOURCE: Department of Commerce [NTND],  Nov 83,  1p.

ABSTRACT:

This citation summarizes a one-page announcement of technology available for utilization. A method for determining and characterizing a wide variety of synthetic-based lubricants and functional fluids utilizes the techniques of pyrolysis-gas liquid-phase chromatography. Development and application of the techniques were performed by the U.S. Army Mobility Equipment Research and Development Command. Conventional analytical techniques, which are limited to a particular type of material, either require sophisticated equipment or are highly manpower intensive. Results indicated that the PGC method can provide accurate fingerprints for all these materials in a fraction of the time required by conventional wet chemical techniques....FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: Detailed information about the technology described may be obtained by ordering the NTIS report, order number: AD-A108117, price code: A03 or contact project officer Robert G. Jamison (703)664-4325.