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Nature and distribution of Ni(II) complexes in oil sand asphaltenes

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OSTI ID:5990159

The interactions of asphaltenes with two Ni(II) porphyrins and a non-porphyrin complex in organic medium and with nickel (II) sulfate in aqueous solutions were investigated. The nickel (II) acetylacetonate-asphaltene reaction in chloroform solution occurred rapidly. No saturation Ni(II) content in asphaltenes after this reaction was observed up to a Ni(II) content of 174 ..mu..mole Ni/g. It was shown that discrete Ni(acac)/sub 2/ molecule adsorbs weakly on asphaltenes but that the dominant reaction involved acetylacetonate ligand replacement by asphaltenes functional groups. Nickel (II) mesoporphyrin IX dimethyl ester (Ni-DME) was adsorbed by oil-sand asphaltenes to a greater extent than nickel (II) octaethylphorphyrin (Ni-OEP) possibly due to hydrogen bonding between the ester groups of Ni-DME and asphaltene functional groups. The Ni(II) porphyrin adsorption on asphaltenes in the chloroform solution and not during asphaltene precipitation. The Cu(II) content in asphaltenes after reaction with Cu(acac)/sub 2/ in chloroform under similar reaction conditions used for Ni(acac)/sub 2/ - asphaltene reaction indicated that Cu(II) was taken up by asphaltenes to a smaller extent than Ni(II). The reaction rate of the interaction between asphaltenes and aqueous solutions of nickel (II) sulfate was slow, and dependent on the interfacial contact between the aqueous and organic phases.

Research Organization:
Washington State Univ., Pullman (USA)
OSTI ID:
5990159
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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