http://dx.doi.org/10.4322/sc.2015.010

 

Extracción selectiva y detección específica de biomarcadores saturados del petróleo

Stashenko, Elena E.; Martínez, Jairo René; Robles, Mayra

Palavras-chave: Gas Chromatography, Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry, Tandem Mass Spectrometry, Triple Quadrupole, Biomarkers, Multiple Reaction Monitoring, Bituminous rock, Matrix Solid-Phase Dispersion.

Resumo: The determination of petroleum biomarkers in complex mixtures is a formidable analytical challenge. This work presents the advantageous results of the combination of the high selectivity in the extractive process, with the highly specific analysis by gas chromatography coupled to mass spectrometry with triple quadrupole. Molecular sieves employed in the matrix solid-phase dispersion technique, removed linear alkanes from the extract. In the chromatographic analysis, pulsed splitless injection and multiple reaction monitoring permitted the detection of different biomarker families with a specificity that was much higher than that achieved with the traditional procedure of Soxhlet extraction followed by GC-MS analysis with selected ion monitoring.


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