Advances and challenges in the molecular characterization of petroporphyrins

AM McKenna, ML Chacón-Patiño… - Energy & …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Petroporphyrins, geoporphyrins, or metalloporphyrins are the original petroleum biomarkers,
identified by Alfred Treibs more than a century ago and the first molecular evidence for the …

Analytics driving kinetics: advanced mass spectrometric characterization of petroleum products

A Bojkovic, FH Vermeire, M Kuzmanovic… - Energy & …, 2021 - ACS Publications
The current state-of-the-art analysis techniques for petroleum fractions has progressed
substantially during the past decade. This has helped to further improve the lumping …

Understanding asphaltene fraction behavior through combined quartz crystal resonator sensor, FT-ICR MS, GPC ICP HR-MS, and AFM characterization. Part I …

N Acevedo, R Moulian, ML Chacón-Patiño… - Energy & …, 2020 - ACS Publications
Multiscale characterization of asphaltenes and their extrography fractions titrated with n-
heptane was performed. Chemical characterization via FT-ICR MS and GPC ICP HR-MS …

Aggregation of asphaltene subfractions A1 and A2 in different solvents from the perspective of molecular dynamics simulations

O Villegas, G Salvato Vallverdu, B Bouyssiere… - Energy & …, 2023 - ACS Publications
The aggregation behavior of model molecules of asphaltene subfractions A1 and A2
dissolved in heptane, toluene, and tetrahydrofuran (THF) were studied using molecular …

Understanding the removal of V, Ni and S in crude oil atmospheric residue hydrodemetallization and hydrodesulfurization

V Garcia-Montoto, S Verdier, Z Maroun… - Fuel Processing …, 2020 - Elsevier
This study describes the use of gel permeation chromatography inductively coupled plasma
high-resolution mass spectrometry (GPC ICP HRMS) to examine and explain two important …

Ultrasound-Assisted Sequential Extraction for Lignocellulose Pyrolysis Bio-Oil Fractionation. Part I: Method Development

W Ruiz, G Gascon, ML Chacón-Patiño… - Energy & …, 2024 - ACS Publications
The work herein presents a novel ultrasound-assisted sequential extraction (UASE) method
for fractionating bio-oils derived from lignocellulosic biomass pyrolysis. The fractionation …

Study of Very High Molecular Weight Cluster Presence in THF Solution of Asphaltenes and Subfractions A1 and A2, by Gel Permeation Chromatography with …

G González, S Acevedo, J Castillo, O Villegas… - Energy & …, 2020 - ACS Publications
Super high-molecular-weight (SHMW) asphaltene aggregates, hereafter called asphaltene
clusters, have been observed for the first-time using gel permeation chromatography with …

Development of a Methodology Using GPC-ICP HR MS for Analysis of the Adsorption of Asphaltene Aggregates on SiO2 Nanoparticles

J Castillo, V Vargas, G Gonzalez, W Ruiz… - Energy & …, 2020 - ACS Publications
The aggregation and adsorption of asphaltenes is of great interest due to their negative
effects on the oil industry. Asphaltenes form aggregates, even at low concentrations …

Simplification of Heavy Matrices by Liquid–Solid Extraction: Part II—How to Separate the LMW, MMW, and HMW Compounds in Asphaltene Fractions for V, Ni, and S …

G Gascon, J Negrin, VG Montoto, S Acevedo… - Energy & …, 2019 - ACS Publications
A method of sequential liquid–solid extraction (leaching) has been developed to extract the
V, Ni, and S compounds present in asphaltenes (n-C7) according to their molecular weight …

Past to Future: Application of Gel Permeation Chromatography from Petroleomics and Metallopetroleomics to New Energies Applications: A Minireview

W Ruiz, R Moulian, RP Rodgers, P Giusti… - Energy & …, 2023 - ACS Publications
In the field of petroleomics and metallopetroleomics, the gel permeation chromatography
(GPC) technique coupled with high-resolution detection technologies has made significant …