Fourier transform ion cyclotron resonance mass spectrometry in the speciation 
of high molecular weight sulfur heterocycles in vacuum gas oils of different 
boiling ranges

Panda, Saroj K.; Schrader, Wolfgang; Andersson, Jan T.

doi:10.1007/s00216-008-2314-3

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Fourier transform ion cyclotron resonance mass spectrometry in the speciation of high molecular weight sulfur heterocycles in vacuum gas oils of different boiling ranges

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Schrader, Wolfgang
Service Department Schrader (MS), Max-Planck-Institut für Kohlenforschung, Max Planck Society;

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Panda, S. K., Schrader, W., & Andersson, J. T. (2008). Fourier transform ion cyclotron resonance mass spectrometry in the speciation of high molecular weight sulfur heterocycles in vacuum gas oils of different boiling ranges. Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry, 392(11), 839-848. doi:10.1007/s00216-008-2314-3.

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The analysis of sulfur aromatics in vacuum gas oils (VGO) distilled from an Iranian light crude oil is discussed. The VGOs were fractionated into three boiling ranges, 390–460, 460–520, and 520–550 °C, and were analyzed using liquid chromatographic separation on a Pd(II)-bonded stationary phase followed by identification with electrospray ionization Fourier transform ion cyclotron resonance mass spectrometry (FT-ICR MS). It was possible to detect a large number of thiophenes, including a substantial number of isomers, in the three VGO fractions. Separation on the palladium phase and inclusion of sulfur-selective derivatization makes electrospray ionization of these nonpolar compounds possible. An elemental composition can be assigned to a large number of S₁ compounds without ambiguity in the presence of abundant hydrocarbons. With an increase in boiling temperature, an increase in the size of the aromatic system and the number of side chain carbon atoms was observed. In addition, the masses of higher magnitude shifted toward larger aromatic systems with an increase in boiling range. A comparison of FT-ICR MS and comprehensive gas chromatography is also given.