Chemical characterization of asphaltenes deposits from Hassi Messaoud field

abstract

The precipitation and deposition of asphaltenes are complex phenomena that reduce the efficiency in oil production operations. In this study, spectroscopic and thermal methods were used for the characterization of asphaltene samples extracted from deposits belonging to different locations in the Hassi Messaoud field. Structural parameters and the chemical structure of the studied asphaltenes were determined using 13C solid nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR), X-ray diffraction and Raman spectroscopy. The thermal behavior of the asphaltenes studied was examined using differential scanning calorimetry. The results obtained suggest that island is the predominent architecture for the asphaltenes studied with an average of 7 to 8 fused rings and aliphatic length chain of about 3-4 carbons. The number of aromatic sheets in a stacked cluster (N) is between 7 and 8 sheets. The aromatic sheet diameter of the four samples ranges from 12.18 to 15.52 angstrom with an average interlayer distance between aromatic sheets of 3.52 angstrom and an average interchain layer distance of 4.48 angstrom.

keywords

NUCLEAR-MAGNETIC-RESONANCE; SOLID-STATE NMR; MASS-SPECTRAL ANALYSIS; X-RAY-DIFFRACTION; PETROLEUM ASPHALTENES; RAMAN-SPECTROSCOPY; GLASS-TRANSITION; CRUDE OILS; H-1; PRESSURE

subject category

Energy & Fuels; Engineering

authors

Behnous, D; Bouhadda, Y; Moffatt, B; Zeraibi, N; Coutinho, JAP

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acknowledgements

This work was developed within the scope of the project CICECO- Aveiro Institute of Materials, UIDB/50011/2020, UIDP/50011/2020 and LA/P/0006/2020, financed by national funds through the FCT/MEC (PIDDAC) . The NMR spectrometers are part of the National NMR Network (PTNMR) and are partially supported by Infrastructure Project N ? 022161 (co-financed by FEDER through COMPETE 2020, POCI and PORL and FCT through PIDDAC) .

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