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Direct Mass Spectroscopy Analysis and Comparison of Middle Eastern and Texas Crude Oils
Vocational School of Technical Sciences, Canakkale Onsekiz Mart University, Canakkale, Turkey
Faculty of Arts and Sciences, Giresun University, Giresun, Turkey
Petroleum Engineering Program, Texas A & M University at Qatar, Doha, Qatar
Petroleum Engineering Program, Texas A & M University at Qatar, Doha, Qatar
Department of Physics, Texas A & M University, College Station, TX, USA
Department of Physics, Texas A & M University, College Station, TX, USA
- 1 Vocational School of Technical Sciences, Canakkale Onsekiz Mart University, Canakkale, Turkey
- 2 Faculty of Arts and Sciences, Giresun University, Giresun, Turkey
- 3 Petroleum Engineering Program, Texas A & M University at Qatar, Doha, Qatar
- 4 Petroleum Engineering Program, Texas A & M University at Qatar, Doha, Qatar
- 5 Department of Physics, Texas A & M University, College Station, TX, USA
- 6 Department of Physics, Texas A & M University, College Station, TX, USA
International Journal of Organic Chemistry·Volume 07 (2017)·Pages 312–318·Published 25 October 2017·DOI10.4236/ijoc.2017.74025
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Abstract
We analyzed two types of crude oil samples: Middle Eastern crude oil and Texas crude oil by using a residual gas analyzer (RGA) based on the linear quadrupole principle. This portable mass analyzer is capable of measuring hydrocarbons with masses of up to 300 atomic mass units (amu) as well as low mass targets, such as methane and carbon dioxide at ppm level concentrations. The generated mass spectra revealed differences in the composition and signal intensity of hydrocarbons of Middle Eastern and Texas crude oil samples. Even if RGA 300 is manufactured to be served as a detailed gas analysis of vacuum systems, we have shown that it is sensitively capable of detection of hydrocarbons and it enables one to qualitative and quantitative analysis of the composition of the crude oils.
KeywordsOil CompositionMass Spectrum AnalysisHydrocarbons Content
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