Analysis of Petroleum and Petrochemicals Using GC-ICP-MS

Regardless of the cost of an ICP-MS as a detector it is fast becoming more commonly used by the petroleum, petrochemical, and specialty gas industries by providing information that was previously difficult, unreliable, or too expensive to obtain.

This presentation will review some of the common applications as well as a few uncommon ones. These analyses have become very important for everything from improvement in polymer manufacturing to novel medical therapeutics. Discussions will focus on trace analyses of ‘bad actors’ in high purity products as well as a few unusual applications.

Presenter: Bill Geiger (Senior Partner, CONSCI)

William (Bill) Geiger has over 40 years experience in instrumental analysis. CONSCI specializes in trace analysis of gases including hard to handle, corrosive and toxic gases used in semiconductor and aerospace industries. Our lab has been providing material characterization, purity analysis, and product certification as well as helping customers define their own analytical needs has been our business for over 20 years. We find solutions to customer problems and can provide applications for even the most challenging customer requirements. Bill has made numerous presentation, app notes and other papers on gas chromatography and mass spectrometry including book chapters and coeditor on “Trace Analysis of Specialty and Electronic Gases” with Mark Raynor at Matheson Gas.