Derivative spectrophotometry of petroporphyrins

Autor: Thomas C. O'Haver, David H. Freeman
Rok vydání: 1990
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Zdroj: Energy & Fuels. 4:688-694
ISSN: 1520-5029
0887-0624
DOI: 10.1021/ef00024a012
Popis: Derivative spectroscopy is found to be ideally suited to porphyrin geochemical analysis through numerical differentiation of digitized data provided by diode array spectrophotometry. Choices are made among several derivative and data-averaging algorithms in order to establish proper conformity to porphyrin peak width and to suppress the non-porphyrin background; random noise, and spectral distortion while enhancing the graphic resolution. Illustrative applications of the algorithms are reported. Micropowdered shale (≤16 μm) was extracted ultrasonically and gave porphyrin assays with ±8% relative standard deviation (RSD). Similarly, dilution tests gave concentration ratios with ±1% reproducibility. Derivative extinction coefficients, needed for Beer's law in derivative form, were obtained for Ni 2+ and V IV O 2+ porphyrin (etio-I) standards in dichloromethane and ethyl acetate with ±2% RSD. The resulting gains in analytical precision and speed lead directly toward more reliable study of porphyrin biomarkers
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