Comparative Identification of Oil Spills by Gas Chromatography Fingerprinting

海上 流出油 識別法에 關한 硏究

A gas chromatographic oil fingerprinting method is a technique used for comparative source identification of spilled oil. The hydrocarbon and sulfur compound analysis by gas chromatography are generally used for analyzing oils. However, due to the complexity of oils, another technique is also needed for comparative identification. In this study, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons contained in crude oil and heavy fuel oil are analyzed by gas chromatography. They are relatively unaffected by weathering condition because they are stable. The oil fingerprinting of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons by GC seems to be a reliable technique for analyzing oils in identification of sources and kinds of oils.

流出油는 GC分析에 의한 油指紋法(Oil Fingerprinting Method)으로 流出原因油와 比較分析하여 識別한다. 一般的으로는 GC에 의하여 飽和炭化水素, 黃化合物을 分離分析한다. 그러나, 기름의 成分은 複雜하고 流出된 상태에 따라 成分組成이 변하므로 어느 한 成分의 分析에 의한 識別보다는 여러성분에 대한 多角的인 分析에 의한 識別方法이 要求된다. 本 硏究에서는 原油, 重油中에 含有되 어 있는 多環芳香族 炭化水素를 分離分析하였다. 이들은 比較的 安定하기 때문에 時 化의 영향을 적게 받는다. GC에 의한 多環芳香族 炭化水素 分析은 産油地 判別 및 油種을 識別할 수 있는 油脂紋法의 한 方法이다.