On the determination of molecular weight distributions of asphaltenes and their aggregates in laser desorption ionization experiments

Journal of Mass Spectrometry - Tập 41 Số 7 - Trang 960-968 - 2006
Ana R. Hortal1, Bruno Martı́nez−Haya1, Marcos D. Lobato1, José M. Pedrosa1, S. Lago1
1Departamento de Sistemas Físicos, Químicos y Naturales, Universidad Pablo de Olavide, 41013 Seville, Spain

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AbstractMolecular weight distributions (MWD) of asphaltenes and their aggregates have been investigated in laser desorption ionization (LDI) mass spectrometric experiments. A systematic investigation of the dependence of the measured MWD on the asphaltene sample density and on the laser pulse energy allows the assignment of most probable molecular weights within 300–500 amu and average molecular weights of 800–1000 amu for the monomeric asphaltenes, as well as for the estimation of the contribution from asphaltene clusters in typical LDI measurements. The results serve to reconcile the existing controversy between earlier mass spectrometric characterizations of asphaltenes based on laser desorption techniques by different groups. Furthermore, the MWD measurements performed on particularly dense samples yield an additional differentiated broad band peaking around 9000–10 000 amu and extending over 20 000 amu, not observed previously in LDI experiments, thereby revealing a strong propensity of the asphaltenes to form clusters with specific aggregation numbers, which is in qualitative agreement with previous theoretical predictions and with the interpretation of measurements performed with other techniques. Copyright © 2006 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

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Journal of Mass Spectrometry

Tập 41 Số 7

960-968

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