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Chemistry

Nitrogen Compound Characterization in Fuels by Multidimensional Gas Chromatography

Rachel D. Deese^1,2, Robert E. Morris³, Mark Romanczyk⁴, Alison E. Metz⁵, Thomas N. Loegel¹

¹U.S. Naval Research Laboratory, ²NRC Research Associateships Programs, ³Nova Research, Inc., ⁴Peraton, ⁵Naval Air Systems Command, Air-4.4.5.

Here, we present a method utilizing two-dimensional gas chromatography and nitrogen chemiluminescence detection (GCxGC-NCD) to extensively characterize the different classes of nitrogen-containing compounds in diesel and jet fuels.