Elemental Analysis in Jet Fuel with ICP-MS and ICP-QQQ

Quality control of jet fuel is important for many reasons, engine protection, environmental concerns, especially safety considerations. Currently testing labs use various analytical techniques for elemental analysis in jet fuel. As the regulations for metal contaminants require lower limits, advance analytical techniques for elemental analysis become more important. This presentation will showcase direct injection of jet fuel in ICP-MS without any sample preparations for elemental analysis, with detection limits in parts-per-billion levels. In addition, comparisons and discussions are made between the use of single quadrupole and triple quadrupole modes for certain analytes. The instrumentation setup and sample results will be discussed in this presentation.

Presenter: Yan Cheung, PhD (Application Scientist, Agilent Technologies, Inc.)

Yan received her Ph.D. in Analytical Chemistry from Indiana University Bloomington. She joined Agilent Technologies as an Application Scientist in the Life Science and Chemical Analysis team in April 2020. Yan has extensive experience in operating and method development in ICP-MS. Yan also has years of experience working in the oil and gas industry.