High resolution mass spectrometry for petroleum samples
The ultra-high resolution mass spectrometric instrumentation installed at the University of Rostock will be deployed for the analysis of complex petroleum samples. In particular, so-called “troublemakers” in up- and down-stream processing of crude oil, such as Asphaltenes and Resins, as well as sample material of enhanced oil recovery (EOR) investigations will be in focus.
For this purpose primarily thermal analysis and gas chromatography hyphenated to atmospheric pressure ionisation techniques, such as atmospheric pressure chemical ionisation (APCI), atmospheric pressure photo ionisation (APPI) and atmospheric pressure laser ionisation (APLI), will be utilised. Selected dissociation techniques delivers additional structural information. One important aspect will be combining these results with data from other FT-MS based measurements, e.g. laser desorption or electrospray ionisation. Additional other mass spectrometric approaches, e.g. single photon and resonance enhanced multi photon ionisation (SPI/REMPI) and spectroscopic techniques like NMR will be applied to provide a more detailed description of the chemical space.
Scientists involved: Christopher Rüger, Dr. Martin Sklorz
High resolution mass spectrometry for petroleum samples
The ultra-high resolution mass spectrometric instrumentation installed at the University of Rostock will be deployed for the analysis of complex petroleum samples. In particular, so-called “troublemakers” in up- and down-stream processing of crude oil, such as Asphaltenes and Resins, as well as sample material of enhanced oil recovery (EOR) investigations will be in focus.
For this purpose primarily thermal analysis and gas chromatography hyphenated to atmospheric pressure ionisation techniques, such as atmospheric pressure chemical ionisation (APCI), atmospheric pressure photo ionisation (APPI) and atmospheric pressure laser ionisation (APLI), will be utilised. Selected dissociation techniques delivers additional structural information. One important aspect will be combining these results with data from other FT-MS based measurements, e.g. laser desorption or electrospray ionisation. Additional other mass spectrometric approaches, e.g. single photon and resonance enhanced multi photon ionisation (SPI/REMPI) and spectroscopic techniques like NMR will be applied to provide a more detailed description of the chemical space.
Scientists involved: Christopher Rüger, Dr. Martin Sklorz