Grant: Applied Research and Development Grants - Level 1
Southern Alberta Institute of Technology
$25,000.00
Cleanup of biogenic compound interferences in highly organic soils
FY 2016-17
Summary
Highly organic soils such as peat moss contain biogenic hydrocarbons derived from plants which introducesevere and significant interferences when quantification of petroleum hydrocarbons is sought by gaschromatography with mass spectrometry (GCMS). The interferences necessitate the use of correction factorswhen results are reported by an environmental service laboratory to a client, and the accuracy of thesecorrection factors is unreliable, at best. The goal of this project is to develop and test a sample preparation andclean-up method that will overcome and remove these interferences. It will result in increased reliability of thereported analytical results and greater confidence that the results reported are representative of the true levelspresent in the samples analyzed. This research will be carried out for and in collaboration with industry partnerExova Canada.
Program
Applied Research and Development Grants - Level 1
Location
Alberta, Canada
Recipient Type
Academia
Type
Grant
Source
NSERC's Awards Data
As published
Application id
501463-2016
Name nom
Tofani, Rick
Department département
Applied Research and Innovation Services
Organization id
10
Institution établissement
Southern Alberta Institute of Technology
Province en
Alberta
Province fr
Alberta
Country en
CANADA
Country fr
CANADA
Fiscal year exercice financier
2016
Competition year année de concours
2016
Award amount
25000
Program id
CARD1
Program name en
Applied Research and Development Grants - Level 1
Program name fr
Subventions de recherche et développement appliquée - niveau 1
Group en
Research partnerships programs
Group fr
Programmes de partenariat
Committee code
1561
Committee name en
Applied Research and Development Grants
Committee name fr
Subventions de recherche et développement appliquée
Area of application code
301
Area of application group en
Energy resources
Area of application group fr
Ressources d'énergie
Area of application en
Oil, gas and coal
Area of application fr
Pétrole, gaz et charbon
Research subject code
3502
Research subject group en
Analytical chemistry
Research subject group fr
Chimie analytique
Research subject en
Organic analytical chemistry
Research subject fr
Chimie analytique organique
Partie
1
Nb partie
1
Application title
Cleanup of biogenic compound interferences in highly organic soils
Keyword
NSERC
Application summary
Highly organic soils such as peat moss contain biogenic hydrocarbons derived from plants which introducesevere and significant interferences when quantification of petroleum hydrocarbons is sought by gaschromatography with mass spectrometry (GCMS). The interferences necessitate the use of correction factorswhen results are reported by an environmental service laboratory to a client, and the accuracy of thesecorrection factors is unreliable, at best. The goal of this project is to develop and test a sample preparation andclean-up method that will overcome and remove these interferences. It will result in increased reliability of thereported analytical results and greater confidence that the results reported are representative of the true levelspresent in the samples analyzed. This research will be carried out for and in collaboration with industry partnerExova Canada.
