OIL AND GAS

APPLICATION NOTE

UOP 539 Refinery gas analyzer #1201

Chromatec Analyzer #1201C

Overview
Gas chromatograph equipped with three independent
rd
channels: 2 TCD detectors and 3 TCD or FID, 4
automatic rotary valves and 5 columns intended for
quick, easy to use and confident analysis of refinery
gases and other gaseous and LPG streams of various
composition.
TCD-1: determination of oxygen, nitrogen, C1, C2
hydrocarbons including olefins and acetylene, СО, СО2,
H2S, COS.
TCD-2 (or/and FID): determination of hydrocarbons C3-
C5 (including olefins, 1,3-butadiene), C6+ hydrocarbons.
Hydrocarbons heavier than 1,3-butadiene are reported as
a single peak.
Gas chromatograph
TCD-3: determination of helium and hydrogen. If Chromatec Crystal 9000
determination of oxygen is required, argon as a carrier
gas shall be used, otherwise nitrogen can be applied as a
carrier gas.

Features
 Analysis time: 12 minutes (hydrogen as a carrier  Each channel has backflushing which prevents
gas) or 20 minutes (helium as a carrier gas) columns from ingress of heavy components and
saves run time.
 Isotherm operating mode in the oven allows
minimum gap between runs.  Sample path tubes are made from nickel which is
inert to high level H2S-content samples. All the
 Minimum concentration to be determined is 0,005% flows are collected into single vent for utilization.
vol., for hydrogen sulfide - 0,02% vol., for COS -
0,05% vol., for neat oxygen (TCD-3 channel) –  Heated transfer line is equipped for sampling, it
0.03% vol. Maximum determined concentration is allows sampling heavy samples without distortion
up to 100% for any component also for H2S. of its composition

 Optional LPG stream vaporizer allows  Gases from sample path and detectors are
determination LPG streams. collected for disposal

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Equipment Operating conditions

Instrument Gas chromatograph Chromatograph

“Chromatec-Crystal 9000” Run Time 12 min (for Hydrogen)
rd
Description TCDx2 and 3 TCD (or/and FID), Channel TCD-1
Valvesx4, capillary and packed
columns. Detector temperature: 150 °С
Full electronic control of gas flows. Carrier gas Hydrogen
Channel 10-port valve (automatic, Gas-1 flow rate 25 ml/min
TCD-1 temperature-controlled), 0.25 ml
(Helium or sample loop, FID (optional with or instead of TCD-1) *
Hydrogen) Column # 1 and # 2 (Sebaconitrile) Detector temperature: 200 °С
Column # 6 (balance column
requiredfor FID only) Hydrogen 30 ml/min
Air 250 ml/min
Channel 10-port valve (automatic,
TCD-2 temperature-controlled), 0.25 ml Channel TCD-2
(Helium or sample loop;
Detector temperature: 150 °С
Hydrogen) Column # 3 (Hayesep N),
Column # 4 (NaX) Carrier gas Hydrogen
Gas-2 flow rate 25 ml/min
Channel 10-port valve (automatic,
Gas-3 flow rate 10 ml/min
TCD-3 (Argon or temperature-controlled), 0.25 ml
Nitrogen) sample loop, Gas-4 flow rate (reference 25 ml/min
Column # 5 (NaX) through TCD-1 and TCD-2)
Options LPG stream vaporizer Channel TCD-3
(P/N 150-4801) for liquefied gas Detector temperature: 150 °С
analysis
Carrier gas Nitrogen
Gas-5 flow rate 10 ml/min
Gas-6 flow rate 160 kPa (15ml/min)
Valves
Temperature 60 °С
Apprx. switching time, sec. V 1: 1; 58
V 2: 1; 360
V 3: 50; 360
V 4: 1, 100
Column oven
Isotherm 1: 55 °С isotherm

* - When using FID, Hydrogen as a carrier is strictly

recommended instead of Helium

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Flow diagram
RGA analyzer Chromatec-Crystal 9000 GC (1201C analyzer)

Packed column
(#1)
Packed column «TCD1»
(#2)
Packed column (or/and FID)
(#6)

4
3 5
2 6
«Gas-1»
V1
1 7
10 8
DFPC 9

SL 0.25ml
«Gas-2»

DFPC Packed column

(#3)
Carrier gas 1
(H2 or He) VENT

Restrictor 015-02 Valves purge

Restrictor 5.150.028
housing flow 3
4
5
2 6
«Gas-3»
V2 «TCD2»
1 7
4 5
10 8
DFPC 9 6
3 V3
SL 0.25ml
2 1

Sample 1 inlet F(5.884.084)

Packed column
(#4)
«Gas-4»

DFPC

Packed column
(#5)
«TCD3»

4
3 5
2 6
«Gas-5»
V4
1 7
10 8
Carrier gas 2 DFPC 9

(N2 or Ar)
SL 0.25ml
Sample vent

«Gas-6»

DFPC

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Chromatograms
1 – С6+, olefins С5+ 8 – trans-Butene-2
2 – Propane 9 – i-Pentane
3 – Propylene 10 – cis-Butene-2
4 – i-Butane 11 – Methylacetylene
5 – n-Butane 12 – n-Pentane
6 – Propadiene 13 – Butadiene-1,3
7 – Butene-1 i-Butene at 7.125 min (not shown)

TCD-1 (Hydrogen as a carrier gas)

1 – Carbon dioxide (CO2) 7 – Oxygen

2 – Ethylene 8 – Nitrogen
3 – Ethane 9 – Methane
4 – Acetylene 10 – Carbon monoxide (CO)
5 – Hydrogen sulfide (H2S)
6 – Carbonyl sulfide (COS)

TCD-2 (Hydrogen as a carrier gas)

1 – Hydrogen

TCD-3 (Nitrogen as a carrier gas)

This information is subject to change without notice

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CHROMATEC Yoshkar-Ola, Russia
Date of current version: 06.02.2018
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