Comparison Of Chloride Method By Using Microcoulometry

Method ASTM D4929 UOP 779 ASTM D5808

Sample type Crude oil Liquid Hydrocarbon organic chlorides in aromatic

(Petroleum Distillate) hydrocarbons, their derivatives,
and related chemicals.

Detection Organic Chloride > 1 Organic Chloride 0.3 – Chloride concentrations from 1 to
Limit µg/g 1000 ppm 25 mg/kg.

Organic chloride values of samples

containing inorganic chlorides will
be biased high due to partial
recovery of inorganic species
during combustion. Interference
from inorganic species can be
reduced by water washing the
sample before analysis. This does
not apply to water soluble
samples.

Procedure Procedure A Follow manufacture Follow manufacture instruction

instruction
Organic Chloride in
washed naphtha by
sodium biphenyl
reduction follow by
potentiometric
titration

Procedure B

Organic Chloride in
washed naphtha by
oxidative

combustion followed
by microcoulometric
titration.

Procedure C

Organic Chloride in
washed naphtha by x-
ray fluorescence
spectrometry.
Sample A crude oil distillation If the approximate If the approximate concentration
Preparation is performed to obtain concentration of of chloride in the sample is
the naphtha cut at 204 chloride in the sample known, proceed with the analysis
°C (400 °F). is known, proceed or dilution as required.
with the analysis or

dilution as required.

Standard Chlorobenzene in iso Chlorobenzene in iso 2,4,6-Trichlorophenol in Methanol

Calibration octane octane
Matrix

Furnace 800 Deg C Set up the The actual operation of injecting a

Temperature microcoulometer in sample will vary
accordance with the
depending upon the instrument
instructions of the
manufacturer and the type of
manufacturer (1050
Deg C) inlet system used.

900 deg C stated in summary.