Suil Song
Republic of Korea
Research Article
Chemical Characterization of Gilsonite Bitumen
Author(s): Nader Nciri, Suil Song, Namho Kim and Namjun Cho*Nader Nciri, Suil Song, Namho Kim and Namjun Cho*
This research provides new insights into the chemical composition of the Gilsonite in order to ascertain its properties which can assist in the refining and processing paths of the natural resource. Gilsonite, naturally occurring asphaltite bitumen, consists of a complex mixture of organic compounds. It was collected in the Uinta Basin near the town of Bonanza, Utah. The aim of this work is to obtain a more complete picture of molecular structure of Gilsonite, very important in fuel processing industry, matching and interpreting the results from different techniques. The Gilsonite was characterized by elemental analysis (EA) to determine the concentrations of C, H, N, S, and O, by Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) for comparative analysis of the chemical structures, by Nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy of hydrogen (1H NMR) to ascertain the aliphatic and aromatic hyd.. View More»
DOI:
10.4172/2157-7463.1000193