GC columns for Biodiesel analysis

[DPM]

Tripped over an interesting story while leafing through a book in a lab. recently. The booklet was the latest edition of Restek's customer newsletter and was expounding the benefits of a special new column for GC quality analysis of bio-d. Fantastic results apparently to ASTM-D6584 and EN1410S at oven temperatures of up to 430 centigrade! That's pretty hot...

Column details if they're of use to anyone:

Restek MXT- biodiesel TG.

and an online copy of the doc

http://www.restek.com/advantage/adv_2007_03_02.pdf

 

[naturist]

GC is one way of testing/analysing biodiesel and blends, here's another, for anyone interested: two portable IR analysers designed for untrained technicians in the field.

http://www.laboratorytalk.com/news/wie/wie129.html