title: Determination of methyl tert-butyl ether (MTBE) in Chinese fuels by gas chromatography/mass spectrometry and gas chromatography/flame ionization detector.
abstract: A method was developed to determine the concentration of methyl tert-butyl ether(MTBE) in gasoline, diesel and heating oil by gas chromatography(GC) with mass spectrometry(GC-MS) or flame ionization detection (FID). The diluted gasoline was directly injected into the GC, and the complete separation of MTBE from co-eluting hydrocarbons was not required. GC/MS or GC/FID method can be used to analyze MTBE in different concentration range and have good consistency.
authors.affiliation: Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100085, China.
authors.forename: Jie-min
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Wei
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Cheng
authors.forename: Mei-Juan
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Wen
authors.forename: Gui-bin
authors.initials: GB
authors.lastname: Jiang
mesh_terms: D002273:Carcinogens / Q000032:analysis*; D002274:Carcinogens, Environmental; D005410:Flame Ionization; D008401:Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry; D005742:Gasoline; D008738:Methyl Ethers / Q000032:analysis*
chemical_list: D002273:Carcinogens; D002274:Carcinogens, Environmental; D005742:Gasoline; D008738:Methyl Ethers; C043243:methyl tert-butyl ether