Archaeal C80 isoprenoid tetraacids responsible for naphthenate deposition in crude oil processing.
The structure of a novel class of octaterpene tetracarboxylic acids which is responsible for naphthenate deposition in crude oil processing has been determined by NMR and mass spectroscopy.
Lutnaes
Bjart Frode
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Department of Chemistry, Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), NO-7491, Trondheim, Norway. bjart.lutnes@chem.ntnu.no
Brandal
Øystein
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Sjöblom
Johan
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Krane
Jostein
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