An official website of the United States government
Here’s how you know
Official websites use .gov
A .gov website belongs to an official government organization in the United States.
Secure .gov websites use HTTPS
A lock (
) or https:// means you’ve safely connected to the .gov website. Share sensitive information only on official, secure websites.
Enthalpy of Fuel-Gas Odorants on Surrogate Soil Surfaces by Gas Chromatography
Published
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.
Miller, K.
and Bruno, T.
(2002),
Enthalpy of Fuel-Gas Odorants on Surrogate Soil Surfaces by Gas Chromatography, Journal of Chromatography A
(Accessed December 13, 2024)