Petroleum structure

Rheological studies of a model ointment containing microcrystalline wax, white petroleum, and mineral oil showed that while the latter two substances control the rheology of the ointment, microcrystalline wax incorporates itself into the existing white petroleum structure and builds up the structure of the ointment. 

Le Tirant, P. 1979. Seabed Reconnaissance and Offshore Soil Mechanics for the Installation of Petroleum Structures. Editions Technip, Paris, France. 

Modern methods of amino-acid and peptide analysis, have enabled the complete amino-acid sequence of a number of proteins to be worked out. The grosser structure can be determined by X-ray diffraction procedures. Proteins have molecular weights ranging from about 6 000 000 to 5 000 (although the dividing line between a protein and a peptide is ill defined). Edible proteins can be produced from petroleum and nutrients under fermentation. 

Hydrocarbons constitute the essential components of petroleum their molecules contain only carbon and hydrogen they are grouped into many chemical families according to their structure. All structures are based on the quadrivalency of carbon. 

Characterization of Crude Oils and Petroleum Fractions Based on Structural Analysis... 

One has seen that the number of individual components in a hydrocarbon cut increases rapidly with its boiling point. It is thereby out of the question to resolve such a cut to its individual components instead of the analysis by family given by mass spectrometry, one may prefer a distribution by type of carbon. This can be done by infrared absorption spectrometry which also has other applications in the petroleum industry. Another distribution is possible which describes a cut in tei ns of a set of structural patterns using nuclear magnetic resonance of hydrogen (or carbon) this can thus describe the average molecule in the fraction under study. 

It must be emphasized that NMR is first and foremost a tool for structural analysis and, in addition to the petroleum analyses described above, the technique (phosphorus NMR and sometimes nitrogen NMR) is abundantly used in all petrochemical synthesis operations. 

Because of the existence of numerous isomers, hydrocarbon mixtures having a large number of carbon atoms can not be easily analyzed in detail. It is common practice either to group the constituents around key components that have large concentrations and whose properties are representative, or to use the concept of petroleum fractions. It is obvious that the grouping around a component or in a fraction can only be done if their chemical natures are similar. It should be kept in mind that the accuracy will be diminished when estimating certain properties particularly sensitive to molecular structure such as octane number or crystallization point. 

Group the component in a petroleum fraction, which is possible if the normal boiling temperature and the standard specific gravity are known. This method gives correct results when the chemical structure is simple as in the case of a paraffin or naphthene. 

Bouquet, M. and A. Bailleul (1986), Routine method for quantitative carbon 13 NMR spectra editing and providing structural patterns. Application to every kind of petroleum fraction including residues and asphaltenes . Fuel, Vol. 65, p. 1240. 

Even if all of the elements described so far have been present within a sedimentary basin an accumulation will not necessarily be encountered. One of the crucial questions in prospect evaluation is about the timing of events. The deformation of strata into a suitable trap has to precede the maturation and migration of petroleum. The reservoir seal must have been intact throughout geologic time. If a leak occurred sometime in the past, the exploration well will only encounter small amounts of residual hydrocarbons. Conversely, a seal such as a fault may have developed early on in the field s history and prevented the migration of hydrocarbons into the structure. 

Lowell, James D.(1985) Structural Styles in Petroleum Exploration, 460p, OGGI Publications... 

Phytane is a naturally occurring alkane produced by the alga Spirogyra and is a constituent of petroleum The lUPAC name for phytane is 2 6 10 14 tetramethylhexadecane Write a structural formula for phytane... 

Fig. 1. Structures of compounds in petroleum cmde oils. See Table 1.

Microbumer Studies of Flame Radiation as Related to Hydrocarbon Structure, Report 3752-64R, Navy Buweps Contract NOw 63-0406d, Phillips Petroleum Co., Bartiesville, OHa., May 1964. 

A further source of C9 material is coal tar. Structures of the two resins precursors are roughly similar, except the presence of small quantities of coumarone in coal tar feedstream. There is a significant difference in the concentrations of individual monomers coal-tar-based raw material is richer in indene (styrene/indene ratio =1 7) than the petroleum-based feedstream (styrene/indene ratio =1 1). 

Acyclic C5. The C5 petroleum feed stream consists mainly of isoprene which is used to produce rubber. In a separate stream the linear C5 diolefin, piperylene (trans and cis), is isolated. Piperylene is the primary monomer in what are commonly termed simply C5 resins. Small amounts of other monomers such as isoprene and methyl-2-butene are also present. The latter serves as a chain terminator added to control molecular weight. Polymerization is cationic using Friedel-Crafts chemistry. Because most of the monomers are diolefins, residual backbone unsaturation is present, which can lead to some crosslinking and cyclization. Primarily, however, these are linear acyclic materials. Acyclic C5 resins are sometimes referred to as synthetic polyterpenes , because of their similar polarity. However, the cyclic structures within polyterpenes provide them with better solvency power and thus a broader range of compatibility than acyclic C5s. 

The reaction between the pyrrolidine enamine of butyraldehyde (52) and )3-nitrostyrene (53) provides cyclobutane adduct 54 quantitatively in either petroleum ether or acetonitrile solvent, but in the more polar ethanol solvent a 2 1 condensation product occurred. The structure of the product was shown to be 55 (57). 

The natural world is one of eomplex mixtures petroleum may eontain 10 -10 eomponents, while it has been estimated that there are at least 150 000 different proteins in the human body. The separation methods necessary to cope with complexity of this kind are based on chromatography and electrophoresis, and it could be said that separation has been the science of the 20th century (1, 2). Indeed, separation science spans the century almost exactly. In the early 1900s, organic and natural product chemistry was dominated by synthesis and by structure determination by degradation, chemical reactions and elemental analysis distillation, liquid extraction, and especially crystallization were the separation methods available to organic chemists. 

Rohren-halter, m. tube (or pipe) holder, tube (or pipe) clamp, -kassie, /. pur ng cassia, -kleuune, /. tube clamp, -kiibler, m. tubular condenser, tube condenser tubular cooler, -libelle, /. spirit level, air level, -lot, n. pipe solder, -manna, /. flake manna, -nudeln, /.pi. macaroni, -ofen, m. tube furnace (for heating tubes liable to explosion) pipe still, -pulver, n. (Expl.) perforated powder, -struktur, /. tubular structure, -substanz, /. (Anat.) medullary substance, -trager, m. tube (or pipe) support, -wachs, n. petroleum ceresin. -werk, n. tubing piping tube mill, -wischer, m. tube brush, -wulst, n. tubular tore, doughnut , -zelle, /. tubular cell, specif. (Bot.) tracheid. 

Petroleum Enhancing oil recovery, regulation of filterability and rheological properties of drilling muds, thickening of water, soil structure formation, oil flotation... 

---