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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 |