Determinación de la longitud de cadenas promedio en crudos venezolanos usando un sistema calibrado a través de IRTF-ATR

Abstract

The structure and chemical composition of oil are very difficult to characterize because of the large number of hydrocarbons and polyaromatic – heteroatomic organic compounds which constitute it, in addition to compositional variations given to it by variables such as organic matter source and thermal maturity, or alteration degree reached in the reservoir. Infrared spectroscopy has recently been used to predict chemical composition of complex mixtures such as oil and it has been demonstrated that the technique provides information which can be correlated with other techniques for routine analysis. The aim of this work is to develop a methodology for determining the average chain lengths in oils.