Characterization of coal-derivediquids and other fossil fuel related materials employing mass spectrometry. Quarterly report, March 30--June 29, 1979

Technical Report · Fri Aug 03 04:00:00 EDT 1979

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/5955530· OSTI ID:5955530

Scheppele, S. E.

Extensive annual maintenance was performed on the mass spectrometer and ancillary equipment. The technique of micromolecular probe distillation-FI/MS was applied to the characterization of petroleum heavy ends. In this regard, the available standards for converting ion time centroids to ion m/e values in the high m/e region is inadequate. Development of a computer method for assigning most probable formulas to precise ion masses was completed. Considerable progress was made in preparing three manuscripts describing the method. The initial phase of a project which attempts to predict relative FI sensitivities from molecular parameters was completed. The effort to develop FI/MS as a technique for analyzing saturate hydrocarbons was extended to encompass total crude oils and the saturate fractions isolated from them. Preparation of publications describing our extensive characterization of the oils and asphaltenes from a COED coal liquid were essentially completed. The presence of numerous aromatic compounds containing two nitrogens in an anthracene oil was demonstrated. Characterization of an SRC-II coal liquid was initiated.

• Research Organization: Oklahoma State Univ., Stillwater (USA). Dept. of Chemistry
• OSTI ID: 5955530
• Report Number(s): FE-2537-11
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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Lignite
& Peat-- Properties & Composition
ASPHALTENES
ASPHALTS
BITUMENS
COAL LIQUEFACTION
COAL LIQUIDS
COED PROCESS
COMPUTER CALCULATIONS
DISTILLATION
FUEL OILS
FUELS
LIQUEFACTION
MASS SPECTROMETERS
MASS SPECTROSCOPY
MEASURING INSTRUMENTS
MODIFICATIONS
OILS
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
OTHER ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
PETROLEUM PRODUCTS
RESIDUAL FUELS
SEPARATION PROCESSES
SPECTROMETERS
SPECTROSCOPY
SRC-II PROCESS
STRUCTURAL CHEMICAL ANALYSIS
TAR
THERMOCHEMICAL PROCESSES