The ratios of vanadium-to-nickel and phenanthrene-to-dibenzothiophene as means of identifying petroleum source and classification of nigeria crude oils

A. S. Ogunlaja; O. S. Alade; E. O. Odebunmi; A. Majavu; N. Torto; Z. R. Tshentu

doi:10.1080/10916466.2013.795970

The ratios of vanadium-to-nickel and phenanthrene-to-dibenzothiophene as means of identifying petroleum source and classification of nigeria crude oils

A. S. Ogunlaja^*, O. S. Alade, E. O. Odebunmi, A. Majavu, N. Torto, Z. R. Tshentu

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Nigeria light, medium, and heavy crude oils were categorized based on the ratio of vanadium-to-nickel (V/Ni) and the ratio of phenanthrene-to- dibenzothiophene (PHEN/DBT) derivatives. V/Ni ratio of 0.47, 1.36, and 2.77 were observed for light, medium, and heavy crude oils, respectively, while the PHEN/DBT ratio was observed to be 8.35, 4.33, and 1.09 for the light, medium, and heavy crude oils, respectively. From the results obtained, light crude oil was suggested to originate from marine organic matter while the heavy oil originates from the terrestrial organic matter. © 2014

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	2283-2291
Number of pages	9
Journal	Petroleum Science and Technology
Volume	32
Issue number	19
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1080/10916466.2013.795970
State	Published - 2 Oct 2014
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

crude oil
dibenzothiophene
nickel
phenanthrene
vanadium

ASJC Scopus subject areas

General Chemistry
General Chemical Engineering
Fuel Technology
Energy Engineering and Power Technology
Geotechnical Engineering and Engineering Geology

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The ratios of vanadium-to-nickel and phenanthrene-to-dibenzothiophene as means of identifying petroleum source and classification of nigeria crude oils

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