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El escualeno en los asfaltenos del petróleo.
Resumen
El escualeno, un compuesto biológico natural, se encontró en los asfaltenos del petróleo y sus subproductos. Este descubrimiento ofrece nuevas posibilidades para comprender los orígenes y las correlaciones de los marcadores de petróleo.
Área de la Ciencia:
- La geoquímica orgánica es la geoquímica orgánica.
- Geoquímica del petróleo Geoquímica del petróleo.
Sus antecedentes:
- El escualeno es un triterpenoide natural común.
- Sirve como un precursor biológico para los principales biomarcadores tetra y pentacíclicos de triterpeno.
Objetivo del estudio:
- Para informar de la detección de escualeno en los asfaltenos del petróleo.
- Para explorar las implicaciones de este hallazgo para las correlaciones de biomarcadores.
Principales métodos:
- Análisis de los asfaltenos del petróleo y sus productos de pirólisis.
- Identificación del escualeno (2,6,10,15,19,23-hexametil-2,6,10,14,18,22-tetracosahexaeno). se encuentra en el interior de las capas.
Principales resultados:
- El escualeno fue detectado con éxito en varios asfaltenos del petróleo.
- El escualeno también se identificó en los productos de pirólisis de estos asfaltenos.
Conclusiones:
- La presencia de escualeno en los asfaltenos proporciona un nuevo marcador biológico.
- Este hallazgo abre nuevas vías para correlacionar los biomarcadores del petróleo y comprender sus orígenes.
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