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Results and Discussion<br />

spectrum appears to comprise less number <strong>of</strong> analytes than that <strong>of</strong> ESI.<br />

Nevertheless the components <strong>of</strong> Bitumen 1 are successfully ionised without any<br />

recorded fragmentation. Since such asphaltene fractions has been mainly<br />

measured by ESI or other revolutionised methodologies, 89,100 the acquisition <strong>of</strong><br />

such data under APCI conditions proves the importance <strong>of</strong> the methodology to<br />

attain a deeper understanding <strong>of</strong> asphaltenes. Regarding Bitumen 2, the sample<br />

was dissolved in DCM and injected into the APCI source. The mass spectra <strong>of</strong> this<br />

sample shown in figure 3-73 suggests a huge similarity to bitumen 1 however the<br />

matching components differ with their relative abundances in both samples. This<br />

would suggest that the two samples revert to two different sources <strong>of</strong> original<br />

asphaltenes. In both samples there had been many analytes that appeared with low<br />

abundance. Some <strong>of</strong> them were even hardly resolved with the TOF-MS. In my<br />

opinion the interface <strong>of</strong> APCI to high resolution MS should be established to<br />

effectively then analyse full compositions <strong>of</strong> complex mixtures.<br />

Intens.<br />

[%]<br />

100<br />

80<br />

60<br />

40<br />

20<br />

0<br />

+MS<br />

555.4<br />

511.4<br />

274.2<br />

599.4 659.4<br />

703.5<br />

467.4<br />

747.5<br />

236.1<br />

372.2 441.3<br />

190.1<br />

791.5<br />

835.5 879.6<br />

200 300 400 500 600 700 800 900 m/z<br />

Figure 3-71 ESI mass spectrum <strong>of</strong> bitumen 1 using DCM as mobile phase<br />

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