Determination of acylglycerols in diesel oils by GC

Abstract

In many EU countries and outside the EU, besides the addition of pure methyl ester B-100 to diesel oil, mixtures of methyl esters are also added to fuel. To be used as fuel, methyl esters must meet certain requirements, one of which is a certain level of acylglycerols. The paper presents results of determination of acylglycerols in diesel oil dotted with fatty acid methyl esters. The compounds were determined by gas chromatography using a high-temperature capillary column DB-5HT, made by J&W, and 1,2,3-tricaproylglycerol as internal standard. The analytical method proposed permits not only determination of acylglycerols, but also differentiation if the FAME added originated from pure vegetation oil or used cooking oil. Copyright © Informa Healthcare USA, Inc.