A column-switching anion-exchange chromatography method was described for the separation and determination of petroleum monosulfonates (PMS) and petroleum disulfonates (PDS) in crude oil that was simply diluted with the dichloromethane/methanol (60/40). The high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) system consisted of a clean-up column and an analytical column, which were connected with two six-port switching valves. Detection of petroleum sulfonates was available and repeatable. This method has been successfully applied to determine PMS and PDS in crude oil samples from Shengli oil field.
Liang ZhaoXu Long CaoHong Yan WangXia LiuSheng Xiang Jiang