APPLICATION OF CHROMATOGRAPHY IN PETROLEUM FIELD

Abstract

Modern chromatography by virtue offantastic capabilities for separation, qharacterization, quantitation and fractionation has emerged as a potential analytical technique for hydrocarbon industry. Presently the gas chromatography alongwith high performance liquid chromatography coverwide range ofapplications in diversified areas including Basic and applied research. Availability of large number of stationary phases, specific detectors, newer analytical procedures, improved instrumentation alongwith hyphenated techniques have made chromatography an indispensable and versatile tool. This paper deals with the recent trends in chromatography for the analysis of various petroleum fractions, right from light gases to higher boiling fractions using gas chromatography (GC),high performance liquid chromatography (Hplc)and supercritical fluid chromatography (SFC