Analysis of tert-butyldimethylsilyl derivatives in heavy gas oil from Brazilian naphthenic acids by gas chromatography coupled to mass spectrometry with electron impact ionization.
Naphthenic acids, C(n)H(2n+Z)O(2), are a complex mixture of alkyl-substituted acyclic and cycle-aliphatic carboxylic acids. The content of naphthenic acids and their derivatives in crude oils is very small, which hinders their extraction from matrixes of wide and varied composition. In this work, liquid-liquid extraction, followed by solid phase extraction with an ion exchange resin (Amberlyst A-27) and ultrasound desorption were used to isolate the acid fraction from heavy gas oil of Marlim petroleum (Campos, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil). The analysis was accomplished through gas chromatography coupled to mass spectrometry with electron impact ionization, after derivatization with N-methyl-N-(tert-butyldimethylsilyl)trifluoracetamide (MTBDMSTFA). The results indicate the presence of carboxylic acids belonging to families of alicyclic and naphthenic compounds which contain up to four rings in the molecule.
Vaz de Campos
Maria Cecília
MC
CEFET-RS, Pelotas, RS, Brazil.
Oliveira
Eniz Conceição
EC
Filho
Pedro José Sanches
PJ
Piatnicki
Clarisse Maria Sartori
CM
Caramão
Elina Bastos
EB
D002264:Carboxylic Acids / Q000737:chemistry*; D008401:Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry / Q000379:methods*; D007474:Ion Exchange; D017646:Organosilicon Compounds / Q000032:analysis*; D010578:Petroleum / Q000032:analysis*
D002264:Carboxylic Acids; D017646:Organosilicon Compounds; D010578:Petroleum; C009660:t-butyldimethylsilyl compounds; C046170:naphthenic acid