Report no. 2/13: A high resolution analytical method for determining hydrocarbon blocks in petroleum products by comprehensive two-dimensional gas chromatography (GCxGC) was used for the analysis of petroleum hydrocarbons extracted from refinery effluents.From 105...
Report no. 1/13: In the two decades to 2030, the EU refining industry will face significant changes in product demand, both in absolute terms and with regard to the relative demand for gasoline and diesel. The introduction of increasingly stringent product quality...
Report no. 12/12: Existing data demonstrate that residual aromatic extracts (RAEs) can be either carcinogenic or non-carcinogenic. CONCAWE had previously concluded that “Although limited data available indicate that some RAEs are weakly carcinogenic, it is not...
Report no. 11/12: This report describes the approaches that were adopted by CONCAWE to prepare the human exposure estimates in the chemical safety assessments of the REACH registration dossiers for petroleum substances based on all applicable regulatory guidance....
Report no. 10/12: This report describes primary biodegradation experiments performed to determine the persistence of higher molecular weight petroleum hydrocarbons in seawater. Results from the biodegradation experiments show that the majority of tested petroleum...