Application 241-00

Agilent Natural Gas/Sulfur Analyzer

Technical Overview

Application Highlights
• A Flame Photometric Detector (FPD) to determine
hydrogen sulfide, carbonyl sulfide, methyl mercaptan,
and ethyl mercaptan to a lower detection limit of
0.5 ppm.
• A Thermal Conductivity Detector (TCD) to identify
isobutane, n-butane, isopentane, n-pentane, propane,
ethane, hydrogen sulfide, oxygen/argon composite,
nitrogen, methane, and carbon monoxide with an initial
composite C6+ backflush to detector. The lower detec-
tion limit on the TCD is 200 ppm.
• Approximate analysis time on the FPD is 15 minutes,
and on the TCD is 25 minutes.

Optional Configurations 3 4 5 6

• Detailed hydrocarbon analysis of extended natural gas

• TCD/FID/FPD or TCD/FID/SCD for extended natural FPD output
1 Methane

gas with trace sulfur analysis 2

3
Ethane
H2S 2 3
5
1
2
C6+
Nitrogen
4 COS 3 Methane
4 Carbon dioxide
• TCD/FCD/FID for extended natural gas with helium or 5
6
Methyl mercaptan
Ethyl mercaptan 6 5
6
Ethane
Propane
hydrogen 7
8
Isobutane
N-butane
9 Isopentane
1 10 N-pentane
1
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8

9 10
4

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3 4 5 6

FPD output
1 Methane
2 Ethane 1 C6+
2 3 2 Nitrogen
3 H2S 5
4 COS 3 Methane
5 Methyl mercaptan 4 Carbon dioxide
6 Ethyl mercaptan 6 5 Ethane
6 Propane
7 Isobutane
8 N-butane
9 Isopentane
1 10 N-pentane
1
8

2 7 9 10
4

FPD output from the Agilent natural gas/sulfur analyzer.

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December 3, 2002
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