Refinery effluent analysis methodologies for relevant parameters from EU-regulatory regimes

Jun 22, 2013

Report no. 4/13: This report provides guidance to CONCAWE members on the analytical methods that might be used to monitor oil refinery effluents for those refinery-specific parameters covered by relevant European legislation and a comparison of the methods that are...

Predicting refinery effluent toxicity on the basis of hydrocarbon composition determined by GCxGC analysis

Apr 30, 2013

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...

Oil refining in the EU in 2020, with perspectives to 2030

Apr 21, 2013

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...

Use of the modified Ames test as an indicator of the carcinogenicity of residual aromatic extracts

Dec 17, 2012

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...

Developing human health exposure scenarios for petroleum substances under REACH

Dec 15, 2012

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....