Determination of heavy polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons by non-aqueous reversed phase liquid chromatography: Application and limitation in refining streams.

•The development of a fast and reliable non-aqueous reversed phase chromatography method for the quantitation of HPAHs.•The characterization of HPAHs in a fractionator bottom by UV spectroscopy and high resolution mass spectrometry.•Benzoperylene, coronene, methylcoronene, naphthenocoronene, benzocoronene, dibenzoperylene, naphthocoronene and ovalene were quantified.