Presentation Profile
GC-FID Analysis of Trace Methanol in Liquified Natural Gas (LNG)
Currently Scheduled: 10/15/2024 - 2:00 PM - 2:30 PM
Room: Iris
Main Author
Joshua Reavis - ONEOK
- Allison Mason - Shimadzu Scientific Instruments
- Ian Shaffer - Shimadzu Scientific Instruments
Abstract:
Methanol is a common additive in liquefied natural gas (LNG) used to effectively inhibit the formation of methane hydrates. However, the presence of methanol in LNG will significantly impact the calculated BTU content of the fuel. As such, accurate quantitation of the methanol content in LNG has significant financial impacts on the entire value chain, and has potential to save millions of dollars annually. A simple hardware setup has been developed on a Shimadzu GC-2014 Gas Chromatograph with Flame Ionization Detector (GC-FID) for the detection of low concentration methanol in liquefied natural gas (LNG) which can simultaneously analyze samples in accordance with GPA 2177 and GPA 2186 methods in a single sample injection.
