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Enthalpy of Fuel-Gas Odorants on Surrogate Soil Surfaces by Gas Chromatography

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Author(s)

K E. Miller, Thomas J. Bruno

Abstract

Heats of adsorption and heats of interaction for natural gas odorants on clay and organo-clay, respectively, were determined using wall coated open tubular (WCOT) column gas chromatography. Clay stationary phases were created using synthetic clay. Subsequent coatings with octadecane created an organo-clay stationary phase. Experimental results show that, as a class, the sulfide odorants have larger enthalpies on clay and organo-clay surfaces than the thiol ordorants. Therefore, we conclude that thiols are less likely to be sequestered on soil surfaces. Further, we demonstrate that Lewis acid-base chemistry on clay surfaces explains the significant difference in enthalpy magnitudes between the sulfide and thiol classes.
Citation
Journal of Chromatography A
Volume
975
Issue
No. 2

Keywords

clay, enthalpy, laponite, mercaptan, natural gas, odorant, sulfide, thiol

Citation

Miller, K. and Bruno, T. (2002), Enthalpy of Fuel-Gas Odorants on Surrogate Soil Surfaces by Gas Chromatography, Journal of Chromatography A (Accessed October 14, 2025)

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Created October 31, 2002, Updated October 12, 2021
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