Studies on degradation of Athabasca asphaltene

Conference · Sat Sep 01 04:00:00 EDT 1979 · Am. Chem. Soc., Div. Pet. Chem., Prepr.; (United States)

OSTI ID:5719979

Ignasiak, T; Bimer, J; Samman, N; Montgomery, D S; Strausz, O P

Asphaltene is a complex, high molecular weight fraction of petroleum. Being a solubility class it is an extremely heterogeneous mixture, which makes structural investigations on this material very difficult. For this reason, although a great deal of valuable information has been reported, many structural details remain unsettled. Of basic significance are the framework of the carbon skeleton, which contains carbons in aromatic and saturated rings as well as in sidechains, and the nature of the bridges connecting the hydrocarbon fragments of the molecule. Also, in view of the high heteroatom content of the Alberta oil sand asphaltene, it is important to determine the types of functional groups in which these heteroatoms appear and their reactivities. We have studied the potential of chemical and thermal degradation reactions in resolving these structural features and the subject of this investigation is the high molecular weight, sulfur-rich asphaltene from the Athabasca bitumen.

• Research Organization: Univ. of Alberta, Edmonton
• OSTI ID: 5719979
• Report Number(s): CONF-790917-(Vol.24)(No.4)
• Conference Information: Journal Name: Am. Chem. Soc., Div. Pet. Chem., Prepr.; (United States) Journal Volume: 24:4
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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04 OIL SHALES AND TAR SANDS
040500* -- Oil Shales & Tar Sands-- Properties & Composition
ALUMINIUM CHLORIDES
ALUMINIUM COMPOUNDS
ASPHALTENES
ASPHALTS
ATHABASCA DEPOSIT
BITUMENS
BITUMINOUS MATERIALS
CARBONACEOUS MATERIALS
CHEMICAL REACTIONS
CHLORIDES
CHLORINE COMPOUNDS
DECOMPOSITION
ENERGY SOURCES
FOSSIL FUELS
FRACTIONATION
FUELS
GEOLOGIC DEPOSITS
HALIDES
HALOGEN COMPOUNDS
HYDROGEN COMPOUNDS
INORGANIC ACIDS
LEWIS ACIDS
OIL SAND DEPOSITS
OIL SANDS
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
OTHER ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
PETROLEUM
PYROLYSIS
SEPARATION PROCESSES
STRUCTURAL CHEMICAL ANALYSIS
TAR
THERMOCHEMICAL PROCESSES
ZINC CHLORIDES
ZINC COMPOUNDS
ZINC HALIDES