The Chemical Nature of Oxidized Sulphur in Asphaltenes from X-Ray Absorption Spectroscopy

M. Kasrai, G. M. Bancroft, R. Brunner, J. Connan
1997 Journal de Physique IV : Proceedings  
Abdmct. Bitumen samples have been chosen either from natural oil seepages and outcropping oil-stained reservoirs or archawlogical bitumens from excavations in Iraq and Pakistan. Asphaltenes have been extracted from the bitumens. X-ray absorption near edge fine structure (XANES) spectroscopy at the S L-edge and Kedge has been employed to foUow the oxidation effects on various sulphur moieties ofthe asphdtene fractions. Among asphaltenes extracted from archwlogical bitumens, sulphoxide, sulphone
more » ... nd sulphate are the predominant oxidized forms of sulphur.
doi:10.1051/jp4:1997241 fatcat:xnc2ni7horbuxe7uabhydsrgae