Recent advances in GC-VUV as a new analytical toolbox in qualitative and quantitative detection of petroleum and petrochemical derivatives

Recently, a new gas chromatography-vacuum ultraviolet (GC-VUV) detector was created and used for the identification of petroleum and petrochemicals. Information from GC-VUV includes both quantitative and qualitative data. The VUV detector demonstrates exceptional adaptability, sensitivity, and complementary properties in diverse research fields, including environmental, food, and petrochemical research. It achieves low picogram level detection limits and comparable sensitivity to a quadruple MS operated in scan mode, making VUV spectroscopy a competitive and cutting-edge technique. This review aims to shed light on the benefits and quirks of the GC-VUV coupling, which received high acceptance since the advent of a commercial VUV detector. It is aimed in this review to present and discuss the potential applications of GC-VUV technique with respect to the recent development and progress, practical considerations, and industrial implementation in refineries and research laboratories as well as its restrictions.