Table T14. Chromatograph peaks identified with GC-MSD analysis of extracted hydrocarbons.
Peak
number
Name of compound
Carbon
number
1 3, 7, 8-trimethyldodecane 15
2 3, 7, 10-trymethyltetradecane 17
3 3, 7, 12-trymethylhexadecane 19
4 3, 7, 14-trymethyloctadecane 21
5 3, 7, 16-trymethyicosane 23
6 Dodecane
7 Tridecane
8 Tetradecane 14
9 Pentadecane 15
10 Hexadecane 16
11 Heptadecane 17
12 Octadecane 18
13 Nonadecane 19
14 Eicosane 20
15 Henicosane 21
16 Docosane 22
17 Tricosane 23
18 3,8-dimethyldecane 12
19 3,9-dimethylundecane 13
20 3,10-dimetyldodecane 14
21 3-metyltridecane 14
22 2,6,10-trimethyldodecane 15
23 3,11-dimethyltridecane 15
24 2,12-dimethyltetradecane 16
25 3,12-dimethyltetradecane 16
26 3-methylhpentadecane 16
27 3,11-dimethylpentadecane 17
28 3,13-dimethylpentadecane 17
29 2,6,10,14-tetrametylpentadecane 19

(Pristane)
30 3,14-dimethylhexadecane 18
31 3-methylheptadecane 18
32 2,6,10,14-tetrametylhexadecane 20

(Phytan e)
33 3,13-dimethylheptadecane 19
34 3,15-dimethylheptadecane 19
35 3,8,12-trimethylheptadecane 20
36 3,16-dimethyloctadecane 20
37 3,15-dimethylnonadecane 21
38 3,17-dimethylnonadecane 21
39 3,18-dimethylicosane 22
40 3,17-dimethylheneicosane
41 3,19-dimethylheneicosane

Note: GC-MSD = gas chromatography mass selective detector.