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Date of Patent:
Jan. 21, 2020

Filed:

May. 16, 2016
Applicants:

The University of Western Australia, Nedlands, Western Australia, AU;

Chevron U.s.a. Inc., San Ramon, CA (US);

Inventors:

Eric Freemantle May, Crawley, AU;

Michael Leslie Johns, Crawley, AU;

Matthew Roshan Joseph Carroll, Crawley, AU;

Einar Orn Fridjonsson, Crawley, AU;

Paul Louis Stanwix, Crawley, AU;

Brendan Francis Graham, Crawley, AU;

Christopher John Kalli, Herne Hill, AU;

Paul Steven Hofman, Perth, AU;

Assignees:

The University of Western Australia, Crawley, Western Australia, AU;

Chevron U.S.A. Inc., San Ramon, CA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 24/08 (2006.01); G01R 33/46 (2006.01); G01N 33/18 (2006.01); G01R 33/30 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 24/08 (2013.01); G01N 33/1833 (2013.01); G01R 33/30 (2013.01); G01R 33/46 (2013.01);
Abstract

A method for analysis of hydrocarbons in water, the method comprising the steps of: extracting the hydrocarbons from a water sample; introducing the extracted hydrocarbons to a solvent system; determining the relative concentrations of the hydrocarbons in the solvent system and at least one solvent in the solvent system by 1H NMR analysis, wherein the solvent system comprises at least one solvent with a 1H NMR signal distinguishable from a 1H NMR signal of the hydrocarbons.


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