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Refinery Gases
• Refinery Gas, what is it?
• Gas produced in petroleum refineries by
cracking, reforming, and other processes;
• Mainly Light hydrocarbons and permanent
gases
Separation done with PLOT columns
Restek PLOT Columns Versus
Competitor Columns
• All Restek PLOT columns have unique bonding chemistry to eliminate
particle generation and are ALL tested for Flow-Restriction.
• The Flow Restriction Factor (F) is printed on each test report
The PLOT columns supplied by competition have issues with:
• Particle stabilization
• Reproducibility of retention
• Reproducibility of Flow
Flow Restriction Factor (F)