Name : The 46th Conference of Coal Science
Number : 46
Location : [in Japanese]
Date : November 26, 2009 - November 27, 2009
Pages 46-47
Novel methods were contrived to determine carboxyl and carbonyl groups in heavy oil using IR spectrometry, and to introduce them into an average model molecule of heavy oil. Using the method, the number of carboxyl/carbonyl groups per model unit can be estimated.