ASTMD7423-17isastandardtestmethoddevelopedbyASTMInternationalforthedeterminationofoxygenatesinhydrocarbonmatricescontainingC2,C3,C4,andC5hydrocarbonsusinggaschromatography(GC).Thismethodisspecificallydesignedtoidentifyandquantifyoxygenatedcompoundssuchasethersandalcoholsinthesehydrocarbonstreams.Theprocedureinvolvesinjectingasampleintoagaschromatographequippedwithasuitablecolumnanddetector,whichseparatesandmeasurestheindividualoxygenates.Theresultsaretypicallyreportedinweightpercentormassconcentration.Thisstandardiswidelyusedinthepetroleumandpetrochemicalindustriesforqualitycontrol,regulatorycompliance,andresearchpurposes.Itprovidesareliableandconsistentapproachtoanalyzingoxygenatesinhydrocarbonmixtures,ensuringaccurateandreproducibleresultsacrossdifferentlaboratoriesandtestingconditions.ASTMD7423-17isapplicabletoavarietyofsampletypes,includingrefineryprocessstreams,finishedfuels,andotherhydrocarbonproducts.Itisanessentialtoolforensuringproductspecificationsaremetandformonitoringthepresenceofoxygenatesinhydrocarbonmatrices.
