ASTM_D_8305_-_19.pdf

Designation:D830519Standard Test Method forThe Determination of Total Aromatic Hydrocarbons andTotal Polynuclear Aromatic Hydrocarbons in AviationTurbine Fuels and other Kerosene Range Fuels bySupercritical Fluid Chromatography1This standard is issued under the fixed designation D8305;the number immediately following the designation indicates the year oforiginal adoption or,in the case of revision,the year of last revision.A number in parentheses indicates the year of last reapproval.Asuperscript epsilon()indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.1.Scope1.1 This test method covers the determination of the con-centration of total aromatics,and total polynuclear aromatichydrocarbons in aviation turbine fuels and other kerosenes bysupercritical fluid chromatography within the working range aslisted below:Prop.(mass%)Method WorkingRangeAValid Test ResultRangeBPolyArom0.3017 to 3.4430.144 to 3.893Tot Arom0.2863 to 24.62560.004 to 25.375AMethod working range:high expected concentration limit,estimated using highest ILS sample meanlow expected concentration limit,estimated using lowest ILS sample meanBValid test result range:due to testing variation,results within this rangeinclusively are considered valid for reporting and for applying the precision(R andr)functions as per Practice D6300.1.2 This test method may also be used for the analyses of jetfuels,such as Synthetic Paraffinic Kerosenes(SPK)thatcontain not less than 0.29%total aromatics by Test MethodD2425.1.3 This test method includes correlations to test methodsTest Method D1319 for total aromatics and to Test MethodD1840 for total naphthalenes content.1.4 The values stated in SI units are to be regarded asstandard.The values stated in inch-pound units are for infor-mation only.1.5 This standard does not purport to address all of thesafety concerns,if any,associated with its use.It is theresponsibility of the user of this standard to establish appro-priate safety,health,and environmental practices and deter-mine the applicability of regulatory limitations prior to use.1.6 This international standard was developed in accor-dance with internationally recognized principles on standard-ization established in the Decision on Principles for theDevelopment of International Standards,Guides and Recom-mendations issued by the World Trade Organization TechnicalBarriers to Trade(TBT)Committee.2.Referenced Documents2.1 ASTM Standards:2D1319 Test Method for Hydrocarbon Types in Liquid Petro-leum Products by Fluorescent Indicator AdsorptionD1655 Specification for Aviation Turbine FuelsD1840 Test Method for Naphthalene Hydrocarbons in Avia-tion Turbine Fuels by Ultraviolet SpectrophotometryD2425 Test Method for Hydrocarbon Types in Middle Dis-tillates by Mass SpectrometryD6299 Practice for Applying Statistical Quality Assuranceand Control Charting Techniques to Evaluate AnalyticalMeasurement System PerformanceD6300 Practice for Determination of Precision and BiasData for Use in Test Methods for Petroleum Products andLubricantsD6379 Test Method for Determination of Aromatic Hydro-carbonTypesinAviationFuelsandPetroleumDistillatesHigh Performance Liquid ChromatographyMethod with Refractive Index DetectionD6708 Practice for Statistical Assessment and Improvementof Expected Agreement Between Two Test Methods thatPurport to Measure the Same Property of a MaterialD6792 Practice for Quality Management Systems in Petro-leum Products,Liquid Fuels,and Lubricants TestingLaboratoriesD7372 Guide for Analysis and Interpretation of ProficiencyTest Program ResultsD7566 Specification for Aviation Turbine Fuel ContainingSynthesized Hydrocarbons3.Terminology3.1 Definitions of Terms Specific to This Standard:1This test method is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee D02 onPetroleum Products,Liquid Fuels,and Lubricants and is the direct responsibility ofSubcommittee D02.04.0C on Liquid Chromatography.Current edition approved Dec.1,2019.Published February 2020.DOI:10.1520/D8305-19.2For referenced ASTM standards,visit the ASTM website,www.astm.org,orcontact ASTM Customer Service at serviceastm.org.For Annual Book of ASTMStandards volume information,refer to the standards Document Summary page onthe ASTM website.Copyright ASTM International,100 Barr Harbor Drive,PO Box C700,West Conshohocken,PA 19428-2959.United StatesThis international standard was developed in accordance with internationally recognized principles on standardization established in the Decision on Principles for theDevelopment of International Standards,Guides and Recommendations issued by the World Trade Organization Technical Barriers to Trade(TBT)Committee.3.1.1 critical pressure,nthat pressure needed to condensea gas at the critical temperature.3.1.2 critical temperature,nthe highest temperature atwhich a gaseous fluid may be converted to a liquid by meansof compression.3.1.3 mononuclear aromatic hydrocarbons,nhydrocarboncompounds containing exactly one aromatic ring;this groupincludes benzene,al