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In Situ Visualization of the Phase Behavior of Oil Samples Under Refinery Process Conditions
Published on: February 21, 2017
[Influence of petroleum concentration in water on spectral backscattering coefficient]
Qing-jun Song1, Miao-fen Huang, Jun-wu Tang
1National Satellite Ocean Application Service, Beijing 100081, China. kingdream@mail.nsoas.gov.cn
Abstract:
The petroleum pollutants mixing proportion experiment and in-situ experiment were carried out in the estuary of Panjin, Liaoning province in May 2008 and August 2009. The optical properties and biochemical properties were measured to get the effect of petroleum concentration in water on backscattering coefficients spectrum. The results show that the power-law index of backscattering coefficient decreases as TSM concentration increases and the relationship of these variables follows logarithm mode. Specific backscattering coefficient's value of 440 to 856 nm is between 0.006 and 0.035 m2 x g(-1) and decreases as wavelength increases. The petroleum mass-specific backscattering coefficients (backscattering coefficients of unit petroleum concentration) decreases with the wavelength increasing and follows power law for petroleum concentration. Petroleum concentration has little effect on the power-law index of backscattering coefficient.
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