Presentation Profile
Roadside Ultrafast GC Analysis of Chemical Markers for Fuel Fraud Enforcement Campaign in the UK and Ireland
Currently Scheduled: 1/18/2018 - 1:00 PM - 1:20 PM
Room: Room 381 A
Main Author
Jeremy Reyes - The Dow Chemical Company
- Bill Winniford - The Dow Chemical Company
- Molly Price - The Dow Chemical Company
- Brian Jazdzewski - The Dow Chemical Company
- Nathan Wilmot - The Dow Chemical Company
- Zahid Asif - The Dow Chemical Company
- Warren Smith - The Dow Chemical Company
- John Crandall - Falcon Analytical
- Matt Holliday - Falcon Analytical
- Joe Perron - Falcon Analytical
- Ned Roques - Falcon Analytical
Abstract:
ACCUTRACE™ fuel marking technology is entering its second year of use in the UK and Ireland. The award-winning system, including the ACCUTRACE™ S10 marker and the CALIDUS™ MT roadside detector, has “virtually eliminated fuel laundering” in the UK according to the UK press. It is also reported that as much as $1 billion in road use taxes have been collected due to the deterrent provided by the marking and detection systems. At low parts per million treat rates, this marker technology is highly cost-effective and is resistant to laundering methods practiced by criminals to launder low taxation fuels intended for farming, fishing, domestic heating, and construction. The ultrafast CALIDUS™ gas chromatograph (GC) is utilized as a roadside analyzer and offers advantages in speed, sensitivity and transportability. Configured with two column modules, a heartcut valve, and dual FID detectors, separation via 2D GC delivers detectability down to low parts per billion (ppb). In the UK and Ireland, this marker and detection technology led to a reduction in laundering plants discovered, a decline in illegal use of subsidized fuels, and a drop in waste products associated with fuel laundering. In summary, this work will show the instrument performance and capability for analyzing ppb concentrations of chemical markers in fuel using a transportable, fast GC.
