ASTM_D_7213_-_15_2019.pdf

Designation:D721315(Reapproved 2019)Standard Test Method forBoiling Range Distribution of Petroleum Distillates in theBoiling Range from 100 C to 615 C by GasChromatography1This standard is issued under the fixed designation D7213;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 boilingrange distribution of petroleum products.This test method isapplicable to petroleum distillates having an initial boilingpoint greater than 100 C and a final boiling point less than615 C at atmospheric pressure as measured by this testmethod.1.2 The test method is not applicable for analysis ofpetroleum distillates containing low molecular weight compo-nents(for example,naphthas,reformates,gasolines,crudeoils).Materials containing heterogeneous components(forexample,alcohols,ethers,acids or esters)or residue are not tobe analyzed by this test method.See Test Methods D7096,D2887,D6352,or D7169.1.3 This test method uses the principles of simulated distil-lation methodology.1.4 The values stated in SI units are to be regarded asstandard.No other units of measurement are included in thisstandard.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:2D86 Test Method for Distillation of Petroleum Products andLiquid Fuels at Atmospheric PressureD1160 Test Method for Distillation of Petroleum Products atReduced PressureD2887 Test Method for Boiling Range Distribution of Pe-troleum Fractions by Gas ChromatographyD2892 Test Method for Distillation of Crude Petroleum(15-Theoretical Plate Column)D4626 Practice for Calculation of Gas ChromatographicResponse FactorsD6352 Test Method for Boiling Range Distribution of Pe-troleum Distillates in Boiling Range from 174 C to700 C by Gas ChromatographyD7096 Test Method for Determination of the Boiling RangeDistribution of Gasoline by Wide-Bore Capillary GasChromatographyD7169 Test Method for Boiling Point Distribution ofSamples with Residues Such as Crude Oils and Atmo-spheric and Vacuum Residues by High Temperature GasChromatographyE355 Practice for Gas Chromatography Terms and Relation-shipsE594 Practice for Testing Flame Ionization Detectors Usedin Gas or Supercritical Fluid ChromatographyE1510 Practice for Installing Fused Silica Open TubularCapillary Columns in Gas Chromatographs3.Terminology3.1 DefinitionsThis test method makes reference to manycommon gas chromatographic procedures,terms,and relation-ships.Detailed definitions of these can be found in PracticesE355,E594,and E1510.1This test method is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee D02 onPetroleum Products,Liquid Fuels,and Lubricants and is the direct responsibility ofSubcommittee D02.04.0H on Chromatographic Distribution Methods.Current edition approved Dec.1,2019.Published December 2019.Originallyapproved in 2005.Last previous edition approved in 2015 as D7213 15.DOI:10.1520/D7213-15R19.2For 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.1 3.2 Definitions of Terms Specific to This Standard:3.2.1 area slice,nthe area,resulting from the integrationof the chromatographic detector signal,within a specifiedretention time interval.In area slice mode(see 6.4.2),peakdetection parameters are bypassed and the detector signalintegral is recorded as area slices of consecutive,fixed durationtime intervals.3.2.2 corrected area slice,nan area slice corrected forbaseline offset,by subtraction of the exactly correspondingarea slice in a previously recorded blank(non-sample)analy-sis.3.2.3 cumulative corrected area,nthe accumulated sum ofcorrected area slices from t