Screening of oil sands naphthenic acids by UV-Vis absorption and fluorescence emission spectrophotometry

Journal of Environmental Science and Health - Part A Toxic/Hazardous Substances and Environmental Engineering

Volumn 43, Issue 14, 2008, Pages 1700-1705

  Mohamed, Mohamed H ^a   Wilson, Lee D ^a   Headley, John V ^b   Peru, Kerry M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

^b ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Electrospray ionization; Fluorescence detection; Mass spectrometry; Naphthenic acids; Oil sands; UV Vis absorbance

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION; ACIDS; ACTIVATED CARBON; ATOMIC SPECTROSCOPY; ELECTROSPRAY IONIZATION; EMISSION SPECTROSCOPY; FLUORESCENCE; FUNCTIONAL GROUPS; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; IONIZATION; LEAKAGE (FLUID); LIGHT EMISSION; LUMINESCENCE; MASS SPECTROMETERS; MASS SPECTROMETRY; MOLECULAR SPECTROSCOPY; OIL SANDS; OIL WELL PRODUCTION; ORGANIC ACIDS; SAND; SORPTION; SPECTROMETERS; SPECTROMETRY; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS;

AROMATICITY; ATHABASCA OIL SANDS; DIRECT INJECTIONS; ELECTROSPRAY IONIZATION MASS SPECTROMETRIES; FLUORESCENCE DETECTION; FLUORESCENCE EMISSION SPECTROSCOPIES; FLUORESCENCE EMISSIONS; FREUNDLICH MODELS; INTERNAL STANDARDS; ISOTHERM PARAMETERS; LANGMUIR; LINEAR FITTINGS; LINEAR RANGES; METHOD DETECTION LIMITS; NAPHTHENIC ACIDS; SCREENING METHODS; SCREENING TECHNIQUES; SURROGATE COMPOUNDS; ULTRA VIOLETS; UV-VIS ABSORBANCE; UV-VIS ABSORPTIONS; VISIBLE WAVELENGTHS;

ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPY;

ACTIVATED CARBON; CARBOXYLIC ACID; NAPHTHENIC ACID; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; ELECTROSPRAY MASS SPECTROMETRY; OIL SAND; PARAMETER; SAND; SPECTROFLUOROMETRY; ULTRAVIOLET SPECTROSCOPY;

CARBOXYLIC ACIDS; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; SILICON DIOXIDE; SPECTROMETRY, FLUORESCENCE; SPECTROMETRY, MASS, ELECTROSPRAY IONIZATION; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY, ULTRAVIOLET;

EID: 55749114761     PISSN: 10934529     EISSN: 15324117     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10934520802330255     Document Type: Article

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