Analysis of Polar Components in Crude Oil by Ambient Mass Spectrometry
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چکیده
Crude oil is a naturally generated material comprising a very complex mixture of coexisting hydrocarbons and polar organic compounds. It is found in geologic formations below the Earth's surface and recovered mostly through oil drilling. It is refined and separated by distillation according to the various boiling points of the components resulting in a number of products, such as petrol, kerosene, and numerous chemical reagents that can be used to produce plastics, pharmaceuticals, and a wide variety of other materials. Due to the extreme complexity of the components of crude oil samples, the characterization of these constituents or their products has been a challenging research topic for analytical chemists.
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