Identification of Vanadyl Porphyrins in a Heavy Crude Oil and Raw Asphaltene by Atmospheric Pressure Photoionization Fourier Transform Ion Cyclotron Resonance (FT-ICR) Mass Spectrometry

2009 ◽  
Vol 23 (4) ◽  
pp. 2122-2128 ◽  
Author(s):  
Amy M. McKenna ◽  
Jeremiah M. Purcell ◽  
Ryan P. Rodgers ◽  
Alan G. Marshall



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Gabriela Vanini ◽  
Emanuele C.S. Oliveira ◽  
Felipe M.R. Cardoso ◽  
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2001 ◽  
Vol 79 (5-6) ◽  
pp. 546-551 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ryan P Rodgers ◽  
Christopher L Hendrickson ◽  
Mark R Emmett ◽  
Alan G Marshall ◽  
Mark Greaney ◽  
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Petroporphyrin compositional analysis of a heavy crude oil has been realized by isolation and subsequent ESI-FT-ICR mass spectrometric analysis of the porphyrin-containing fractions. Vanadium octaethyl (V=O(II)OEP) and nickel octaethyl (Ni(II)OEP) porphyrin standards were analyzed to determine favorable electrospray ionization conditions and provide insight as to the molecular species present (e.g., adducts, multimers). Standard V=O(II)OEP and Ni(II)OEP solutions revealed the presence of both monomer and dimer species with a greater relative abundance of monomers. In contrast, mass spectral analysis of a porphyrin fraction from Cerro Negro crude oil was dominated by dimeric species. MS3 analysis identified a dioctylphthalate (DOP) contaminant, likely introduced during fractionation of the crude oil. DOP-porphyrin complexes and porphyrin-porphyrin dimers were then identified. Infrared multiphoton dissociation (IRMPD) of dimeric species produced the corresponding monomers with minimal fragmentation. The monomeric petroporphyrins were analyzed to reveal the metal (Ni(II) or V=O(II)), porphyrin type (e.g., etio vs. DPEP), and distribution of alkylation.Key words: petroporphyrin, porphyrin, petroleum, electrospray ionization, mass spectrometry, Fourier transform, ion cyclotron resonance, ICR, FT-ICR, FTMS.



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