This work reports a rapid and easy procedure for the analysis of the aromatic fraction in gasoline. No sample pretreatment is required, since the gasoline is diluted in methanol and directly injected into a liquid chromatograph. A spectrophotometer detector and a spectrofluorimeter detector are used in series. The procedure has been applied to a large number of Italian and European refined gasoline samples.
Key Words Column liquid chromatography - Gasoline - Single-ring aromatic hydrocarbons - Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons
Dedicated to Prof. Dr. A. Liberti on the occasion of his 70th birthday.