Organometallic geochemistry. Isolation and identification of organoarsenic and inorganic arsenic compounds from Green River Formation oil shale

Conference · Fri Dec 31 23:00:00 EST 1982 · Prepr. Pap. - Am. Chem. Soc., Div. Fuel Chem.; (United States)

OSTI ID:5871332

Fish, R H ^[1]; Brinckman, F E

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1. Lawrence Berkeley Lab., CA

In order to answer questions on the biogeochemical origin of the methyl and phenylarsonic acids, and arsenate, found in oil shale retorting products, a Green River Formation oil shale sample (NBS standard reference material) was extracted with refluxing methanol. By using high performance liquid chromatography-graphite furnace atomic absorption spectrometry analysis of the extract, and catecholorganoarsonic acid and trimethyl-silylation-arsenate were identified. The authors believe these identifications of the organoarsonic acids to be the first such molecular characterizations of trace organometallic compounds to be reported for any fossil fuel precursors. (JMT)

• DOE Contract Number: AC03-76SF00098
• OSTI ID: 5871332
• Report Number(s): CONF-830303-
• Journal Information: Prepr. Pap. - Am. Chem. Soc., Div. Fuel Chem.; (United States), Journal Name: Prepr. Pap. - Am. Chem. Soc., Div. Fuel Chem.; (United States) Vol. 28:3; ISSN ACFPA
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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04 OIL SHALES AND TAR SANDS
040500* -- Oil Shales & Tar Sands-- Properties & Composition
ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPY
ARSENIC COMPOUNDS
BITUMINOUS MATERIALS
CARBONACEOUS MATERIALS
CHEMICAL ANALYSIS
CHEMICAL COMPOSITION
CHEMISTRY
CHROMATOGRAPHY
ENERGY SOURCES
FOSSIL FUELS
FUELS
GEOCHEMISTRY
GREEN RIVER FORMATION
LIQUID COLUMN CHROMATOGRAPHY
MATERIALS
OIL SHALES
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
ORGANOMETALLIC COMPOUNDS
ORIGIN
QUANTITATIVE CHEMICAL ANALYSIS
SEPARATION PROCESSES
SPECTROSCOPY
TRACE AMOUNTS