Presentation Profile
Technical Update of ASTM D8519, the First Standard Test Method Created for Analyzing Hydrocarbons in Waste Plastic Process Oils
Currently Scheduled: 10/14/2025 - 11:10 AM - 11:35 AM
Room: Floral Hall A2
Main Author
Alex Hodgson - VUV Analytics, Inc
Abstract:
In the continued effort to find sustainable and renewable sources of hydrocarbons, researchers and companies worldwide are actively exploring plastic waste and developing methodologies using pyrolysis technologies to convert waste plastics into usable petrochemical feedstocks. These new processes have been challenging to monitor and optimize with current analytical approaches used for traditional hydrocarbon streams. A new ASTM method, D8519, uses vacuum ultraviolet (VUV) spectroscopy to provide class-based identification and quantitation of hydrocarbons in pyrolysis oils over a broad carbon range. In this presentation we’ll discuss the most recent updates of D8519 as it nears the end of the ASTM process.
