Laboratory of Analytical Research

Research directions:

• study of mathematical models for the implementation of modern methods of detailed hydrocarbon (Detailed Hydrocarbon Analysis - DHA) analysis composition of matter, automobile gasoline and diesel fuels

• explore ways to develop the project on unification of working with various analytical instruments

• Analysis of current algorithms, software development for Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS) E-Lab

Results:

• The series of theoretical and experimental studies to determine the main parameters of the inspected vehicle fuels on the basis of DHA data where been planed and executed. As the final result of these studies the State Standard of the Republic of Belarus STB 1276-2001 «Fuel for internal combustion engines. Gasoline unleaded. The method of calculating» was passed. Laboratory analytical research has received a Certificate of Accreditation № BY/112.02.1.0.0384.

• At the request of accredited testing laboratories from petrochemical complex of Belarus and in accordance with the request of State Standard of Belarus within the framework of a Republican program of Standardizations developed and approved a national standard Belarus STB 1287-2001 «Gas chromatographs analytical system of registration, processing and storage of spectrometric information Unichrom 97. Validation procedure».

• The new methodical approach of using ethanol as internal standard in gas chromatographic analysis of volatile compounds in spirit drinks in daily practice of testing laboratories is proposed. This method provides determination of volatile compounds concentrations in spirit drinks directly expressed in milligrams per liter (mg/L) of absolute alcohol according to official methods without measuring of alcohol strength of analyzed sample. The experimental demonstration of this method for determination of volatile compounds in spirit drinks by gas chromatography is described.