COLORIMETRIC KIT FOR DETECTION OF METHANOL IN ETHANOL FUEL FOR MONITORING THE QUALITY OF FUELS
Author(s) -
Guilherme B. C. Martins,
Mateus A. Montenegro,
Paulo A. Z. Suarez
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
química nova
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.214
H-Index - 73
eISSN - 1678-7064
pISSN - 0100-4042
DOI - 10.5935/0100-4042.20140305
Subject(s) - methanol , ethanol , quality (philosophy) , pulp and paper industry , environmental science , chromatography , chemistry , waste management , engineering , organic chemistry , physics , quantum mechanics
A colorimetric kit for methanol detection in ethanol-containing fuels and ease of use in the field was developed and tested. The analysis can detect the presence of methanol in fuels when exceeding specification (0.5% v/v) in about 20 min and its simple instrumentation does not require a specialist. The kit method was successfully validated at gas stations located in São Paulo State and the Federal District
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