PETROLEOMICS

In the field of Petroleomics, researchers face the challenge of  the analysis of  very complex mixtures of organic compounds with various elemental compositions and chemical structures. An important analytical task in the oil industry is to quickly identify compounds from crude oils that could potentially harm the production plant. Therefore, detailed and quantitative information about the compound types of hydrocarbons and other molecules in crude oil is of high interest for a molecular-based management of the refining process.

These complex mixtures cannot be separated by classical liquid chromatography, capillary electrophoresis or other separation methods. Only ultrahigh-resolution Fourier transform ion cyclotron (FTICR) mass spectrometry with a resolving power of more than 300000 can provide this separation in mas.

The complete instrumentation for Petroleomics applications is availbale from Bruker

• The apex-ultra mass spectrometer with ESI-, APCI- and APPI-sources
• Dedicated software for data processing (DataAnalysis)