Research Article

Crude Oil Source Identification of Asphalt via ATR-FTIR Approach Combined with Multivariate Statistical Analysis

Table 1

Basic properties and crude oil source of asphalt.

Asphalt numberAsphalt name1Penetration (0.1 mm)Ductility (cm, 10°C)Softening point (°C)SourceCategory

1MM-179.665.747.3Middle East (Saudi Arabia)1
2Q-175.4>10046.5South America (Marry & Poscan)2
3SK (BY)-169.752.246.9Middle East (Saudi Arabia)1
4Q-261.539.048.5South America (Marry & Poscan)2
5SL-163.447.547.0Middle East (Saudi Arabia)1
6CMR-167.5>10047.2South America (Marry)2
7LH-176.6>10045.6South America (Marry & Poscan)2
8QPK-161.8>10046.8Middle East (Iran)1
9MM-261.116.049.6Middle East (Saudi Arabia)1
10QP-168.933.248.7Middle East (Kuwait)1
11JB-167.374.047.5South America (Marry & Poscan)2
12SK (XY)-171.547.947.2Middle east (Saudi Arabia)1
13ZH-167.413.548.1South America (Maya & Castilla)2
14JL-164.235.648.2Middle East (Kuwait)1
15HR-163.285.248.6South America (Marry & Poscan)2
16AS-162.184.347.4Middle East (Saudi Arabia)1
17XT-162.723.948.8Middle East (Saudi Arabia)1
18ZH-264.0>10050.1South America (Maya& Castilla)2
19LH-269.0>10047.0South America (Marry & Poscan)2
20QL-164.021.350.0Middle east (Kuwait)1
21KL-179.8>10047.2Bohai Rim region of China (Bohai Bay)3
22KL-261.057.849.5Bohai Rim region of China (Bohai Bay)3
23SL-265.030.049.2Middle East (Saudi Arabia)1
24SK (NB)-171.047.948.4Middle East (Saudi Arabia)1
25Q-375.0>10047.3South America (Marry & Poscan)2
26DSZ-169.0>10050.0Bohai Rim region of China (Huanxiling)3
27CMR-268.2>10047.9South America (Marry)2
28JB-264.674.046.3South America (Marry & Poscan)2
29ZH-363.5>10051.2South America (Maya & Castilla)2
30LH-368.7>10047.9South America (Marry & Poscan)2
31DSZ-278.4>10048.6Bohai Rim region of China (Huanxiling)3
32SZ-161.957.849.3Bohai Rim region of China (Bohai Bay)3
33SZ-268.0>10050.9Bohai Rim region of China (Bohai Bay)3

1In this column, 1, 2, and 3 indicate the different sampling batches of the same asphalt.