Influence of chemical composition on the fluorescence lifetimes of crude petroleum oils

Alan G. Ryder; Thomas J. Glynn; Martin Feely

doi:10.1117/12.463915

27 August 2003 Influence of chemical composition on the fluorescence lifetimes of crude petroleum oils

Alan G. Ryder, Thomas J. Glynn, Martin Feely

Proceedings Volume 4876, Opto-Ireland 2002: Optics and Photonics Technologies and Applications; (2003) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.463915
Event: OPTO Ireland, 2002, Galway, Ireland

Abstract

Fluorescence based methods are increasingly being used for the analysis of crude oils because they offer high speed, low cost, non-contact, and non-destructive testing options. The fluorescence of crude oils is due to the presence of a wide range of cyclic aromatic compounds, the intensity and temporal behaviour of this fluorescence is directly related to chemical composition. In particular, we have found that the Fluorescence Lifetime (FL) measured at a range of different emission wavelengths is correlated with the concentrations of the aromatic and polar fractions of petroleum oils, and the density (API gravity). We have analysed 22 different crude oils from around the world with API gravities of between 10 to 50. The fluorescence steady-state emission spectra and fluorescence lifetimes at a range of emission wavelengths were measured for 380 nm excitation. It was found that the correlations between the chemical and physical characteristics of the crude oils and the measured fluorescence parameters are highly non-linear. Furthermore, there is a wide degree of scatter in the observed data for medium oils, which have similar physical properties but widely varying chemical compositions. We discuss these findings in the context of developing quantitative methods of analysis for crude petroleum oils based on fluorescence lifetime measurements.

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Alan G. Ryder, Thomas J. Glynn, and Martin Feely "Influence of chemical composition on the fluorescence lifetimes of crude petroleum oils", Proc. SPIE 4876, Opto-Ireland 2002: Optics and Photonics Technologies and Applications, (27 August 2003); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.463915

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