2019 Fiscal Year Annual Research Report
Estimation of natural gas production temperature based on deuterium isotopologues propane
| Project/Area Number |
18K18782
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| Research Institution | Tokyo Institute of Technology |
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Principal Investigator |
ジルベルト アレキシー 東京工業大学, 理学院, 助教 (20726955)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2018-06-29 – 2020-03-31
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| Keywords | Isotope / Natural gas / Deuterium isotope ratio / Propane |
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| Outline of Annual Research Achievements |
We developed a method for measuring D/H position-specific isotope composition of propane.
The method involves cracking propane into small fragments and analyzing the D/H ratio of the fragments. Then, the latter can be used to reconstruct the original positional D/H pattern of propane.
We tested the re-arrangement of H-atoms by using H-labelled propane purchased with this Kakenhi. Some re-arrangement occurs, but corrections can be made to account for this.
Natural gas samples from various origins (abiotic, thermogenic, biodegraded) were then analyzed and showed significantly different position-specific patterns. This provides the first evidence that the origin of propane can be elucidated with D/H position-specific analysis.
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Research Products
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