Presentation Profile
Tracing Isotope fingerprints in crude oil for petroleum exploration assessment by using GC-IRMS
Currently Scheduled: 10/15/2019 - 3:15 PM - 3:35 PM
Room: South Lobby
Main Author
Mario Tuthorn - Thermo Fisher Scientific
- Andreas Hilkert - Thermo Fisher Scientific
- Dieter Juchelka - Thermo Fisher Scientific
- Maddalena Bonanomi - Thermo Fisher Scientific
Abstract:
Materials from nature and industrial processes have a fingerprint, a unique chemical signature embedded in their structure. Isotope Ratio Mass Spectrometry (IRMS) can visualize isotope fingerprints of hydrocarbons and their precursors involved in the process of fossil fuel production. This poster presents how isotope fingerprints are used in analysis of crude oil by GC coupled with IRMS. By getting the unique information contained in isotope fingerprints, the source and formation of crude oil can be assessed. Here presented pristane and phytane isotope analysis in crude oil require highly efficient GC separation and are well known biomarkers providing biogeochemical information.
