Chemical characterization of a water soluble fraction (WSF) of crude oil |
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| Authors: | R Siron J‐F Rontani G Giusti |
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| Institution: | 1. Centre d'Océanologie de Marseille (UA 41), équipe “Chimie Marine”;2. , Faculté des Sciences de Luminy (case 901) , 70 Rte Léon Lachamp, Marseille cédex 9, 13288, France |
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| Abstract: | Very polar oil compounds are predominant in the resulting water soluble fraction (WSF) of crude oil, in agreement with their high solubility in seawater. Non‐volatile hydrocarbons represent only a low proportion of total soluble extracts. The experimental process we have achieved allows us to obtain quantitative and reproducible soluble oil extracts that could be used in ecotoxicological tests and for the study and the characterization of marine oil pollution. |
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| Keywords: | Polar oil components non‐volatile hydrocarbons oil pollution |
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