FIELD TESTING PROTOCOL FOR CHARACTERIZATION OF TOTAL GASEOUS NONMETHANE ORGANICS (TGNMO), METHANE, AND ETHANE IN AIR-VAPOR MIXTURE DURING FILLING OF A CARGO VESSEL WITH CRUDE OIL
American Petroleum Institute
1 Scope
2 Field Sampling Apparatus
3 Sampling Reagents
4 Time-Integrated Field Sampling Procedure
5 Instantaneous Field Sampling Procedure
6 Nomenclature and Calculations
Annex A (informative) - Federal Reference Method 25
(FRM 25) Determination of Total Gaseous Nonmethane
Organic Emissions as Carbon (Abridged and Modified)
Annex B (informative) - Protocol for Sampling and Analysis
of Vapors from Marine Loading of Crude Oil: Field
Testing for Proof-of-Principle
Annex C (informative) - Analytical Sample Canister
Identification
Annex D (informative) - Laboratory Analytical Results
Bibliography
Gives a standardized testing protocol for the measurement of volatile organic compounds (VOC) as total gaseous nonmethane organics (TGNMO), methane, and ethane, from the air-vapor mixture that is expelled during filing of a cargo vessel with crude oil.
| Document Type | Standard |
| Status | Current |
| Publisher | American Petroleum Institute |
