Petroleum is known as an exceedingly complex mixture of hydrocarbons and hetero-compounds. The latter involve compounds containing hetero-elements such as S, N, O, V, and Ni.  Hetero-elements are viewed as 'contaminants,' which adversely affecxt both Upstream and Downstream operations.This presentation focuses on providing insight into the distributions of hetero-elements in petroleum.  Data will be presented to illustrate changes in concentration of hetero-0elements with increasingly boiling point and molecular weight.

Hetero-elements in petroleum: Contaminants or not?

244th National Meeting (2012)

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