Smit, Elize2012-01-182012-01-182011Smit, E., 2011, ‘Analise van diesel-monsters deur middel van omvattende twee-dimensionele gaschromatografie (GCXGC/TOFMS) om die smeerbaarheid van hierdie brandstof fundamenteel chemies verstaan’, Suid-Afrikaanse Tydskrif vir Natuurwetenskap en Tegnologie 30(1), Art. #109, 1 page. http://dx.doi.org/10.4102/satnt.v30i1.1090254-348610.4102/satnt.v30i1.109http://hdl.handle.net/2263/17812Lubricity is the ability of a substance to prevent wear in a system where metal surfaces are in close contact. Diesel fuel injection systems rely on the fuel itself for lubrication. GCXGC/ TOFMS and multivariate statistics were used to investigate which chemical classes in a diesel fuel contribute to its lubricity.Afrikaans© 2011. The Authors. Licensee: AOSIS OpenJournals. This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution License.Analise van diesel-monstersTwee-dimensionele gaschromatografie (GCXGC/TOFMS)Two-dimensional gas chromatography (GCXGC/TOFMS)SmeerbaarheidLubricityDiesel fuels -- AnalysisGas chromatographyLubrication and lubricantsAnalise van diesel-monsters deur middel van omvattende twee-dimensionele gaschromatografie (GCXGC/TOFMS) om die smeerbaarheid van hierdie brandstof fundamenteel-chemies beter te probeer verstaanAnalysis of diesel samples using comprehensive two-dimensional gas chromatography (GCXGC/TOFMS) to better understand the chemistry of their lubricating propertiesArticle