Determination of furanic compounds in insulating oil by high performance liquid chromatography/mass spectrometry using atmospheric pressure chemical ionization

✍ Scribed by Orsolya Kóréh; Krisztina Ludányi; Károly Vékey; Eszter Jávorszky; Eszter Molnár; Kornél Torkos; József Borossay

• Publisher: John Wiley and Sons
• Year: 1998
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 96 KB
• Volume: 12
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 0951-4198
• DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1097-0231(19981030)12:20<1515::aid-rcm335>3.0.co;2-l

✦ Synopsis

A method has been developed to determine furanic compounds in insulating oil matrix using liquid chromatography/mass spectrometry with atmospheric pressure chemical ionization. The examined samples were provided from model experiments and also from several high voltage functioning transformers. To increase sensitivity of the method six furanic compounds (determined by model experiments) were quantified by selected ion monitoring, and quantitation was based on the marker peaks. Oil samples were prepared using solid phase extraction. The results are suitable for evaluation of model experiments and also to solve problems of calibration. From extracts of oil samples taken from functioning transformers cellulose depolymerization products have been identified, and their amounts were found to be valuable in assessing the condition of the transformer (fault diagnosis).