石油沥青质的NMR测定及其模型分子推测

从6种不同原油中分离提取了正己烷不溶的沥青质，测定了沥青质的1H NMR(Nuclear Magnetic Resonance)和13C NMR谱，从不同类型氢和碳原子的质量分数计算得到了一系列平均结构参数，结合相对分子质量测定和元素分析，给出了沥青质基本结构单元的平均分子式，推测了模型分子的结构。结果表明，沥青质的基本结构单元可以用稠环芳烃连接环烷烃和烷基侧链并含氧、氮和硫等杂原子的单元表示，结构单元之间形成缔合体，缔合数为4～6。     

Model molecules mimicking asphaltenes

Asphalthenes are typically defined as the fraction of petroleum insoluble in n-alkanes (typically heptane, but also hexane or pentane) but soluble in toluene. This fraction causes problems of emulsion formation and deposition/precipitation during crude oil production, processing and transport. From the definition it follows that asphaltenes are not a homogeneous fraction but is composed of molecules polydisperse in molecular weight, structure and functionalities. Their complexity makes the understanding of their properties difficult. Proper model molecules with well-defined structures which can resemble the properties of real asphaltenes can help to improve this understanding. Over the last ten years different research groups have proposed different asphaltene model molecules and studied them to determine how well they can mimic the properties of asphaltenes and determine the mechanisms behind the properties of asphaltenes.     

Molecular representation of coal-derived asphaltene based on high resolution mass spectrometry

The asphaltene separated by solubility in small molecular alkanes and toluene is the most structurally diverse and complex components in heavy oil, such as vacuum residue and coal tar. The coal-derived asphaltene is always regard as a succession of maltene fraction from small molecules to large molecules, and also a continuum of island- and archipelago-type structures, which is difficult to be identified accurately through current characterization methods. This limits the further study of molecular dynamics and reaction dynamics simulation of asphaltenes. In this work, a representation model of molecular composition and structure for coal-derived asphaltene is developed mainly based on Fourier transform ion cyclotron resonance mass spectrometry (FT-ICR MS) coupled with collision induced dissociation (CID) and traditional methods of nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy (¹³C NMR), Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR), X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS). Island- and archipelago-type structures are considered qualitatively in the representation of asphaltene. The asphaltene molecules are systematic assembled using stochastic algorithms and optimized by simulated annealing algorithm according to the group contribution method. The bulk properties for simulating asphaltenes are in good agreement with the experimental results giving acceptable predictions for the composition and structure of the asphaltenes. Moreover, the representative average structure asphaltene molecules are obtained using the developed molecular similarity function, which could be applied in the further study of molecular aggregation simulation and reaction kinetics simulation.     

In Defense of Vapor Pressure Osmometry for Measuring Molecular Weight

The value of the average molecular weight of petroleum asphaltenes continues to be controversial. Usually the disagreement is about the measurement of a single asphaltene fraction when the need is for a consistent picture that comprises all fractions of petroleum and includes chemical changes during processing. By using one of the better solvents for carbonaceous materials, o‐dichlorobenzene, at the maximum instrument temperature, vapor pressure osmometry provides a consistent measurement of number average molecular weight not achieved by any other technique. This average molecular weight is consistent among petroleum fractions and gives predictable changes in asphaltene molecular weight with thermal processing.     

Studies of Athabasca asphaltene Langmuir films at air-water interface

Asphaltenes are present in heavy oils and bitumen. They are a mixture of hydrocarbons having complex structures of polyaromatic rings and short side chains. In general, the high-molecular-weight asphaltene is the most aromatic fraction with the highest number of side chains and the low-molecular-weight asphaltene contains the lowest number of side chains, while the number of side chains of the whole asphaltene fraction lies in between. In this study, asphaltenes were extracted and/or fractionated from Athabasca oil sand bitumen. Subfractions of high and low molecular weight and the whole asphaltenes were characterized using a Langmuir trough and complementary techniques such as VPO, FTIR, AFM, and contact angle measurements. At an air-water interface, amphiphilic asphaltene molecules can form a monolayer. Various fractions (high, low, and whole) of the asphaltene molecules behave similarly at the air-water interface, characterized by close resemblance of their surface pressure-area, hysteresis, and relaxation isotherms. The high-molecular-weight asphaltene is the most expanded fraction, while the low-molecular-weight asphaltene fraction is the most condensed, with the whole asphaltene lying in between. At the air-water interface a monolayer of the low-molecular-weight asphaltene relaxes at a faster rate than one of the high-molecular-weight asphaltene.     

Polarization of Fluorescence of Asphaltene Containing Systems

Formation of supermolecular structures in petroleum disperse systems is determined by interactions of asphaltenes. Petroleum systems are lyophilic oleocolloids with low polar dispersive media which is in dynamic balance with elements of disperse structure. Supermolecular scale of organization is most important for determining the macroscopic parameters. Levshin-Perrin equation for depolarization of fluorescence was modified for polydispersed systems. Interfacial tension coefficient of model asphaltene solution was calculated in a case of Volmer's function. For technogenic mixtures the temperature dependences of the sizes near the point of phase transition are presented. Enthalpy of asphaltene association per one molecule was calculated. Polarization degree together with macroscopic parameters correlates with appearance of asphaltene dispersed phase in system.     

Effect of n-alkanes on asphaltene structuring in petroleum oils

The interactions between asphaltenes and short- to medium-chain n-alkanes were studied using titration microcalorimetry and inverse chromatography. The exothermic heat effects observed upon mixing of asphaltenes and n-alkanes were interpreted in terms of assembling of the two types of compounds into mixed structures. We show that the energy of the interactions between n-alkanes and the asphaltene hydrocarbon chains is close to the energy of the interactions between the asphaltene chains. We propose that the latter interactions are responsible for the formation of the asphaltene aggregates and are the driving force of the aggregate assembly into higher structures.     

超声波处理对加氢反应前后沥青质单元分子结构的影响

以胜利减渣和沙轻减渣为原料,研究了超声波处理对加氢反应前后沥青质单元分子结构的影响,并结合¹H-NMR数据、沥青质单元分子参数变化和红外光谱分析等结果,用Chem Bio Draw Ultra 2012模拟出不同条件下两种沥青质单元分子的结构。结果表明,超声波处理减少了沥青质的缔合数,使沥青质单元分子发生开环反应和脱烷基侧链反应加剧,改变了沥青质单元分子的结构,对加氢后沥青质单元分子的结构和组成产生重要影响。沥青质单元分子模型可形象体现超声波处理对加氢反应前后沥青质单元分子化学结构的影响,有助于在分子水平上解释超声波处理影响沥青质单元分子的原因。     

High-Q ultrasonic determination of the critical nanoaggregate concentration of asphaltenes and the critical micelle concentration of standard surfactants

Asphaltenes are known to be interfacially active in many circumstances such as at toluene-water interfaces. Furthermore, the term micelle has been used to describe the primary aggregation of asphaltenes in good solvents such as toluene. Nevertheless, there has been significant uncertainty regarding the critical micelle concentration (CMC) of asphaltenes and even whether the micelle concept is appropriate for asphaltenes. To avoid semantic debates we introduce the terminology critical nanoaggregate concentration (CNAC) for asphaltenes. In this report, we investigate asphaltenes and standard surfactants using high-Q, ultrasonic spectroscopy in both aqueous and organic solvents. As expected, standard surfactants are shown to exhibit a sharp break in sonic velocity versus concentration at known CMCs. To prove our methods, we measured known surfactants with CMCs in the range from 0.010 g/L to 2.3 g/L in agreement with the literature. Using density determinations, we obtain micelle compressibilities consistent with previous literature reports. Asphaltenes are also shown to exhibit behavior similar to that of ultrasonic velocity versus concentration as standard surfactants; asphaltene CNACs in toluene occur at roughly 0.1 g/L, although the exact concentration depends on the specific (crude oil) asphaltene. Furthermore, using asphaltene solution densities, we show that asphaltene nanoaggregate compressibilities are similar to micellar compressibilities obtained with standard nonionic surfactants in toluene. These results strongly support the contention that asphaltenes in toluene can be treated roughly within the micelle framework, although asphaltenes may exhibit small levels of aggregation (dimers, etc.) below their CNAC. Furthermore, our extensive results on known surfactants agree with the literature while the asphaltene CNACs reported here are one to two orders of magnitude lower than most previously published results. (Previous work utilized the terminology "micelle" and "CMC" for asphaltenes.) We believe that the previously reported high concentrations for asphaltene CMCs do not correspond to primary aggregation; perhaps they refer to higher levels of aggregation or perhaps to a particular surface structure.     

Thermodynamic characterization of asphaltene-resin interaction by microcalorimetry

This paper collects the work performed by isothermal titration calorimetry (ITC) to characterize the interaction between petroleum asphaltenes and resins. The interaction between these two fractions is of great interest in order to understand the mechanism of stabilization ofasphaltenes in crude oil. To simplify the approach, this preliminary study focuses on toluene solutions of both fractions. This paper reports the experimental determination of the average number of sites in asphaltene molecules and the enthalpy of interaction between asphaltenes and resins. Two models have been used to fit the experimental data. The enthalpies calculated by ITC are in the order of -2 to -4 kJ/mol. These values are in the limit of hydrogen bonding and permanent dipole energies. Similar values have been obtained by using the enthalpy as a fitting parameter in the SAFT equation.     

Synthesis and Aggregation Behavior of Chiral Naphthoquinoline Petroporphyrin Asphaltene Model Compounds

The synthesis of structurally relevant compounds that model the chemical behavior and supramolecular aggregation of the asphaltenes, the most polar and metal‐rich fraction of heavy petroleum, has been extended to include fusions of important petroleum biomarkers. The synthetic protocol features a multicomponent reaction to form a dyad composed of a fused steroidal naphthoquinoline, followed by a pyrrole cyclocondensation reaction to incorporate the dyad into a chiral triad containing a Ni^II‐porphyrin substituent. This synthetic protocol has been used to prepare large molecules that represent both “continental” and “archipelago” models of asphaltene composition. The steroid–naphthoquinoline–porphyrin triads have been studied by UV/Vis and circular dichroism (CD) spectroscopies, and the results suggest that the naphthoquinoline core, a tetrahydro[4]helicene, adopts a helical conformation, producing a CD signal electronically related to the characteristic Soret absorption band of the porphyrin subunit. Finally, supramolecular aspects of asphaltene aggregation have been examined on a molecular level through analysis of axial coordination of pyridine to the Ni‐porphyrin. The relative affinity of pyridine for binding to the Ni center of the porphyrin is evaluated by comparing binding propensities in a series of sterically differentiated substituted porphyrins.     

Changes in asphaltene surface topography with thermal treatment

The impact of thermal cracking reaction on asphaltene structure and morphology has been investigated by using scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and transmission electron microscopy (TEM). The structural and morphological changes at a microscopic level were monitored by comparing the parent asphaltenes from different vacuum residues (VRs) to their corresponding thermally treated asphaltenes, obtained from the by-product pitch after thermal treatment. The SEM analysis indicated that the asphaltene aggregates extracted from atmospheric residues have smooth and rough surfaces with agglomerate particles and bright inclusions. The SEM images of asphaltene aggregates that are extracted from the pitch samples after mild cracking demonstrated cleavage fracture morphology with obvious reduction in inclusions sizes and intensities. The TEM analysis, on the other hand, indicated that the asphaltenes from residual oils have tangled structures, with edges similar to a cauliflower. The tangled structure is mainly credited to the alkyl side-chains that impede the aromatic sheets from stacking. At mild cracking (400 °C), the asphaltene began to exhibit well-ordered layer structures near the edges due to the rupture of the alkyl side-chains. However, the tangled structure has been preserved in the interior of the sample. As the reaction severity increases (415 °C), the stacking of aromatic sheets became more evident even in the sample interior. At the most severe cracking condition (430 °C), an obvious reduction in the cluster diameter has been observed, which mainly resulted from the reduction in the number of aromatic sheets per stack.     

Chemical demulsification of natural petroleum emulsions of Assam (India)

About one third petroleum production of every oil field is in the form of water in oil emulsions which are normally stabilized by the nickel and vanadium porphyrins from asphaltene portion of crude. The petroleum emulsions of Assam oil fields which have been taken for the present work, are stabilized by the organometallic compounds of iron and high molecular weight compounds from asphaltenes. There is least possibility of any change on these natural petroleum emulsions. The Assam oil field emulsions have been tried to be broken by polyoxyethylene alkyl phenols, their sulphonates and sodium sulphonates in different combinations. The nonyl and octyl phenols with 30 and 40 molecules of ethylene oxide are found most suitable demulsifiers for Lakwa, Rudrasagar and Galeki (Assam) oil fields emulsions. The effect of polyoxyethylene alkyl phenols followed by the treatment of polyvalent cations had been studied for the first time in the field of demulsification of natural petroleum emulsions. This new combination has shown the best results as this broke even the most stable petroleum emulsions which could not be broken by polyoxyethylene alkyl phenols alone. In the present paper a simple method for calculating the chemical demulsification efficiency and a factor H/S paralleled to HLB & H/L for evaluating the emulsification property of surface active agents, have been introduced.     

Glyoxal oligomers: A computational study

Ab initio calculations at MP2/6‐311++G(2d,2p) computational level was used to analyze interactions between glyoxal (OCHCHO) dimers and trimers in the gas phase. The structures obtained have been analyzed with the atoms in molecules and natural bond orbital methodologies. Eight minima were located on the potential energy surface of the dimers. Eighteen different structures have been obtained for the trimers. CH···O type of interactions is clustering OCHCHO molecules in studied oligomers. Stabilization energies of dimers and trimers including basis set superposition error and ZPE corrections are in the range 4–8 kJ mol^?1 and 12–19 kJ mol^?1, respectively. Blue shift of CH bond upon complex formation in the ranges between 30–45 and 30–55 cm^?1 was predicted for dimers and trimers, respectively. © 2010 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Int J Quantum Chem, 2011     

Water-in-Hydrocarbon Emulsions Stabilized by Asphaltenes at Low Concentrations

The role of Athabasca asphaltene particles and molecules in stabilizing emulsions was examined by measuring the surface area of water-in-toluene/hexane emulsions stabilized by various asphaltene fractions, each with a different proportion of soluble and insoluble asphaltenes. The stabilized interfacial area was found to depend only on the amount of soluble asphaltenes. Furthermore, the amount of asphaltenes on the interface was consistent with molecular monolayer coverage. Hence, at low concentrations, asphaltenes appear to both act as a molecular surfactant and stabilize emulsions. The effect of the hexane : toluene ratio on emulsion stability was examined as well. At lower hexane : toluene ratios, more asphaltenes were soluble but the surface activity of a given asphaltene molecule was reduced. The two effects oppose each other but, in general, a smaller fraction of asphaltenes appeared to stabilize emulsions at lower hexane : toluene ratios. The results imply that the emulsifying capacity of asphaltenes is reduced but not eliminated in better solvents. Copyright 2000 Academic Press.     

Novel stationary phases based on asphaltenes for gas chromatography

We present the results of investigations on the possibility of the application of the asphaltene fraction isolated from the oxidized residue from vacuum distillation of crude oil as a stationary phase for gas chromatography. The results of the investigation revealed that the asphaltene stationary phases can find use for the separation of a wide range of volatile organic compounds. The experimental values of Rohrschneider/McReynolds constants characterize the asphaltenes as stationary phases of medium polarity and selectivity similar to commercially available phases based on alkyl phthalates. Isolation of asphaltenes from the material obtained under controlled process conditions allows the production of a stationary phase having reproducible sorption properties and chromatographic columns having the same selectivity. Unique selectivity and high thermal stability make asphaltenes attractive as a material for stationary phases for gas chromatography. A low production cost from a readily available raw material (oxidized petroleum bitumens) is an important economic factor in case of application of the asphaltene stationary phases for preparative and process separations.     

Asphaltene self-association and water-in-hydrocarbon emulsions

The configuration of asphaltenes on the water-oil interface was evaluated from a combination of molar mass, interfacial tension, drop size distribution, and gravimetric measurements of model emulsions consisting of asphaltenes, toluene, heptane, and water. Molar mass measurements were required because asphaltenes self-associate and the level of self-association varies with asphaltene concentration, the resin content, solvent type, and temperature. Plots of interfacial tension versus the log of asphaltene molar concentration were employed to determine the average interfacial area of asphaltene molecules on the interface. The moles of asphaltenes per area of emulsion interface were determined from the molar mass data as well as drop size distributions and gravimetric measurements of the model emulsions. The results indicate that asphaltenes form monolayers on the interface even at concentrations as high as 40 kg/m(3). As well, large aggregates with molar masses exceeding approximately 10,000 g/mol did not appear to adsorb at the interface. The area occupied by the asphaltenes on the interface was constant indicating that self-associated asphaltenes simply extend further into the continuous phase than nonassociated asphaltenes. The thickness of the monolayer ranged from 2 to 9 nm.     

Iron dihalides: structures and thermodynamic properties from computation and an electron diffraction study of iron diiodide

The molecular structures, vibrational frequencies, and thermodynamic properties of all four monomeric and dimeric iron dihalide molecules, FeF₂, FeCl₂, FeBr₂, and FeI₂, were determined by quantum chemical calculations and the structure of iron diiodide also by gas-phase electron diffraction (ED). The earlier ED study of iron dibromide was also repeated. All iron dihalides are stable molecules in contrast to the iron trihalides, for which FeBr₃ and FeI₃ are unstable and easily decompose to the corresponding dihalides. The structures of the trimers and tetramers of FeCl₂ were also calculated and compared to the crystal structure.     

Thermal Conversion of Heavy Oil Systems and Analysis of Structural Changes of their High Components with PMR Method

Heavy oil systems are thermolyzed with different ratios of amount of resins and asphaltenes: 3.4, 3.8, 5.3, and 12.4. The change in yield and composition of gaseous, liquid and solid products of thermolysis is shown depending on the ratio of the resin: asphaltenes. In the liquid products of thermolysis, resins content decreases and s the amount of asphaltenes and oils increases. According to PMR spectroscopy, the distribution of protons is compared in the secondary resin and asphaltene molecules of the initial samples and the thermolysis products. It is shown that the relative content of hydrogen aromatic rings in the molecules of asphaltenes is higher, and for β- and γ- positions relative to the aromatic rings and heterofunction, it is lower than in the resin molecules.     

塔河常压渣油沥青质含硫官能团形态与其性质的关系研究

以塔河常压渣油为原料,分离正庚烷沥青质,并将正庚烷沥青质分成三个极性不同的亚组分。测定沥青质亚组分的平均偶极矩,利用¹H-NMR谱关联得到沥青质平均结构参数以分析沥青质亚组分缔合性质,采用X射线吸收近边结构谱(XANES)表征沥青质亚组分中含硫官能团形态,分析硫原子存在形态对沥青质性质的影响。结果表明,随着沥青质亚组分极性降低,H/C原子比增大;沥青质极性增加,缔合性增强;沥青质中还原态硫主要以噻吩硫形式存在,其次为硫醚;亚砜、砜和磺酸盐是主要的含氧硫化物。噻吩、砜和磺酸盐等官能团的存在对沥青质性质具有影响,但对沥青质极性及缔合性的影响不明显,杂原子硫不是影响沥青质极性和缔合性的主导因素。