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ORGANIC CHEMICALS DIVISION REPORT NO.- 3714 JOB NO.- 2-21-760.01-8904322 PINAL REPORT ON GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY METHOD DEVELOPMENT - 1970 DATE- June 10, 1971 WRITTEN BY - e. M. Emery V______________________ _______________________ J ST. LOUIS, M0. DSW 620507 STLCOPCB4094534 0 k-aju v ^ MONSANTO COMPANY ORGANIC CHEMICALS DIVISION St. Louis Research and Development Laboratories A /9?jf DO NOT REPRODUCE, TRANSFER, STO.--.L _ _ :C RETURN REPORT TO: ORGANIC RESEARCH 0- TECHNICAL INFORMATION ' Ol 1700 SOUTH SECOND STREET St. Louis Research and Development Department Report No. 3714 FINAL REPORT ON GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY METHOD DEVELOPMENT - 1970 Job No. 2-21-760.01-8904322 Date: June 10, 1971 Written by: E. M. Emery Work done by: E. M. Emery G. M. Gasser S. M. Kinney R. L. McKinley V. W. Saeger F. E. Strauser DSW 620508 STLCOPCB4094535 DISTRIBUTION FOR REPORT NO. 3724 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27. 28. 29. 30. 31. File Copy - South Second Street Library 4 Technical Reports Library - Research Center Library Loan Copy Library Loan Copy Library Loan Copy Circulate to Organic's Director of Technology, R&D Managers, then return to Library* E. Emery R. E. Keller Patent Department - J. E. Maurer - GO W. E. Koerner - GO Ruabon Information Center - Ruabon (via D. Danna - GO) R. A. Geisman - JFQ R. Blowers/H. J. Horner - WGK H. W. Kilbourne/J. Paul Ferrin - Akron J. T. Bell - Anniston J. Graves - Luling 0. Dolin - Nitro J. Willmore - Delaware River .. B. S. K. Fung - Seattle Bill Hamner - Durham Ralph Nelson - Pensacola J. A. Lubkowitz - Pensacola R. W. Wise - Akron R. L. Maute - Texas City G. C. Claver - Springfield E. F. Kaelble - Research Center D. B. Sharp - Research Center QD. E. Willis - Research Center M. E. Michaux - (via D. Danna) Frank Mead - Everett D. E. Baum - (via D. Danna) Abbreviated report containing only the index, section titles, introduction and summary. This report contains confidential information which is the property of the Monsanto Company and which shall be disclosed only to duly authorized persons. The recipient is held accountable for the filing and safe custody of this report which must be returned on demand. DSW 620509 STLCOPCB4094536 1 INTRODUCTION This report, contains a tabulation of all of the gas chromato graphic analytical methods developed in the Organic Chemicals Division St. Louis Research and Development Laboratories dur ing 1970. The complete conditions for each method are given in the attached method reports. A biodegradation test proce dure developed by the Physical Chemistry Group is also in cluded in this tabulation. SUMMARY Following is a complete listing by title of all of the methods given in this report: / Method No. Title ________ 70-1 70-2 70-3 70-4 70-5 70-6 70-7 70-8 70-9 70-10 70-11 70-12 70-13 70-14 70-15 GC Determination of 4-Chlorobiphenyl in Aroclor 1221 GC Determination of By-Products in Maleic Anhydride Derived from a-Butyrolactone GC Determination of Trace Levels of 2-Methyl Benzyl Furan in Phenol Derived from Cumene GC Analysis for Mixtures of 3,4-Dichloroaniline and Cyclohexanol GC Analysis of Recovered Butanol from the Tributyl Phosphate Process GC Analysis of Tributyl Phosphate Reaction Mixtures GC Analysis of Cumylphenol Reaction Mixtures Improved GC Method for the Determination of Totel Succinic, Glutaric and Adipic Acid and Anhydride Species in Mixed Anhydride Material GC Determination of a-Methyl Styrene Dimer in Cumene or a-Methyl Styrene GC Determination of Impurities in Phthalic Anhydride (o-Xylene Process) GC Determination of Sodium Benzoate in Admixtures with Sodium Saccharin GC Determination of Low Boilers in Reclaimed Therminol FR1 and FR-2 GC Analysis of Intermediate Reaction Mass from the Santicizer B-16 Process GC Analysis of Reaction Mass from the Diphenyl Ether Process Determination of Polychlorinated Biphenyls in Aroclor 5460 by Carbon Skeleton Chromatography DSW 620510 STLCOPCB4094537 -2 - Method No. 70-16 70-17 70-18 70-19 70-20 70-21 70-22 ___________________ Title Determination of Biodegradability of Organic Compounds by the Semicontinuous Activated Sludge Method GC Determination of Therminol 66 Contamination in Phthalic Anhydride Process Streams GC Determination of Mobiltherm Light Contamination in Phthalic Anhydride Process Streams GC Determination of Isomer Distribution in Alpha Olefins Improved Method for the GC Determination of Chlorinated Biphenyl Isomers in Aroclor Products GC Determination Dipropylene Glycol Contamination in Naphthalene GC Determination of Impurities in the BASF Process Phthalic,Anhydride DSW 620511 STLCOPCB4094538