Characterization of heavy, biodegraded crude oils by high resolution ESI FT-ICR mass spectrometry

Ryan P. Rodgers, Geoffrey C. Klein, Lateefah A. Stanford, Sunghwan Kim, Alan G. Marshall

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Abstract

ElectroSpray Ionization FT-ICR MS was applied to a series of heavy crude oils of similar geographic origin that have gone through varying degrees of biodegradation. The assignment of elemental compositions for the thousands of polar heteroaromatic species observed allowed for component-by-component monitoring of the compositional changes in the biodegradation samples. N-containing compounds with more condensed ring type structures were more resistant to biodegradation.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)483-484
Number of pages2
JournalACS Division of Fuel Chemistry, Preprints
Volume49
Issue number2
StatePublished - Sep 2004

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