1. Transformation of Petroleum Asphaltenes in Supercritical Alcohols Studied via FTIR and NMR Techniques
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Oleg N. Martyanov, Ivan V. Kozhevnikov, Anton Sergeevich Shalygin, and Andrey M. Chibiryaev
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endocrine system ,Chemistry ,General Chemical Engineering ,Batch reactor ,Analytical chemistry ,Energy Engineering and Power Technology ,Fraction (chemistry) ,02 engineering and technology ,021001 nanoscience & nanotechnology ,Supercritical fluid ,Hexane ,chemistry.chemical_compound ,Fuel Technology ,020401 chemical engineering ,Attenuated total reflection ,Organic chemistry ,Methanol ,0204 chemical engineering ,Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy ,0210 nano-technology ,Asphaltene - Abstract
The aliphatic alcohols (methanol, ethanol, and 1- and 2-propanols) were used for the first time as a reaction media for the upgrading of crude oil asphaltenes. The process was realized in a batch reactor under supercritical conditions (at 350 °C). The three main fractions of the products (hexane- and benzene-soluble fractions, HSF and BSF, and insoluble residue, IR) were analyzed using attenuated total reflection Fourier tranform infrared (ATR-FTIR) and 1H and 13C nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy to characterize structural changes of the initial asphaltenes (IA). According to NMR data, the aliphatics are the main part of the hexane-soluble fraction (HSF) and benzene-soluble fraction (BSF). The alcohols were appeared to influence the content of both aliphatics and aromatics in the products. The content of aliphatics in the HSF increases in the line from “lighter” to “heavier” alcohols used but reduces in the BSF. However, the content of aromatics in the HSF increases from “heavier” to “lighter...
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- 2017
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