Petrochemical

The Spinsolve benchtop NMR spectrometer can be used to analyse crude oils, fuels and other petrochemical products.

Petrochemical

The Spinsolve benchtop NMR spectrometer can be used to analyse crude oils, fuels and other petrochemical products.

Spinsolve Benchtop NMR Spectrometer for Petrochemical Analysis

The Spinsolve benchtop NMR spectrometer can be used to analyse crude oils, fuels and other petrochemical products. This can be used for chemometrics which is important for crude oil combinations and predicting product properties.

Figure: 1H NMR spectra of 9 different crude oils.

Sample Type Location Density (g/mL) at 15.54 °C Density (°API) at 15.54 °C Sulfur content
1 Paraffinic Bakken – North Dakota, U.S.A. (North America) 0.815 42.0 0.10%
2 Paraffinic South Louisiana – Louisiana, U.S.A. (North America) 0.839 37.0 0.21%
3 Paraffinic Berri – Saudi Arabia (Middle East) 0.839 37.0 1.00%
4 Paraffininc-napthenic Qua Iboe – Nigeria (West Africa) 0.855 34.0 0.15%
5 Napthenic Hoops – Texas, U.S.A. (North America) 0.869 31.4 1.00%
6 Aromatic-intermediate Arabian – Saudi Arabia (Middle East) 0.870 31.1 2.48%
7 Aromatic-napthenic Vasconia – Colombia (South America) 0.909 24.2 0.56%
8 Aromatic-asphaltic Oriente – Ecuador (South America) 0.9105 24.0 1.31%
9 Aromatic-asphaltic Merey – Venezuela (South America) 0.968 14.7 2.74

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