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Funding Source: Year 8-10 Research Grants (RFP-VI)

Project Publications & Presentations

Molecular Understanding of Emulsion Formation in Environmentally Photo- Oxidized Crude Oils: In Situ Generation of Interfacially Active Species and Their Impact on Emulsification

Journal Articles - 5

2022

Wise, S. A., Rodgers, R. P., Reddy, C. M., Nelson, R. K., Kujawinski, E. B., Wade, T. L., et al. (2022). Advances in Chemical Analysis of Oil Spills Since the Deepwater Horizon Disaster. Critical Reviews in Analytical Chemistry, .

2020

Zito, P., Podgorski, D. C., Bartges, T., Guillemette, F., Roebuck Jr., J. A., Spencer, R. G. M., et al. (2020). Sunlight-Induced Molecular Progression of Oil into Oxidized Oil Soluble Species, Interfacial Material, and Dissolved Organic Matter. Energy Fuels, 34(4), 4721–4726.

2019

Niles, S. F., Chacón-Patiño, M. L., Chen, H., McKenna, A. M., Blakney, G. T., Rodgers, R. P., et al. (2019). Molecular-Level Characterization of Oil-Soluble Ketone/Aldehyde Photo-Oxidation Products by Fourier Transform Ion Cyclotron Resonance Mass Spectrometry Reveals Similarity Between Microcosm and Field Samples. Environ. Sci. Technol., 53(12), 6887–6894.
Zito, P., Podgorski, D. C., Johnson, J., Chen, H., Rodgers, R. P., Guillemette, F., et al. (2019). Molecular-Level Composition and Acute Toxicity of Photosolubilized Petrogenic Carbon. Environ. Sci. Technol., 53(14), 8235–8243.

2016

Tarr, M. A., Zito, P., Ray P.Z., Overton, E. B., Olson G.M., Adhikari, P. L., et al. (2016). Weathering of oil spilled in the marine environment. Oceanog, 29(3), 126–135.

Conference Presentations - 26

2020

Chacon-Patino, M. L., Niles, S. F., Glattke, T. J., Smith, D. F., Marshall, A. G., Hendrickson, C. L., et al. (2020). FT-ICR MS Reveals the Structural Dependence for Generation of Recalcitrant Petrogenic Contaminants. In 68th ASMS Conference on Mass Spectrometry and Allied Topics. Houston, TX (Virtual) : 06/01/20-06/05/20: Poster.
Chacon-Patino, M. L., Niles, S. F., Marshall, A. G., Hendrickson, C. L., & Rodgers, R. P. (2020). Role of Molecular Structure in the Production of Water-Soluble Species by Photo-Oxidation of Petroleum Compounds. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2020. Tampa, FL : 02/03/20-02/06/20.
Glattke, T. J., Chacon-Patino, M. L., Niles, S. F., Marshall, A. G., & Rodgers, R. P. (2020). FT-ICR MS Reveals the Structural Dependence of Emerging and Recalcitrant Contaminants Generated from the Widespread Use of Natural Products. In 68th ASMS Conference on Mass Spectrometry and Allied Topics. Houston, TX (Virtual) : 06/01/20-06/05/20: Poster.
Niles, S. F., Chacon-Patino, M. L., Marshall, A. G., & Rodgers, R. P. (2020). The Role of Sulfur Functionality in the Production of Photogenerated Water Soluble Compounds from Surrogate and MC252 Crude Oils. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2020. Tampa, FL : 02/03/20-02/06/20.
Rodgers, R. P., Chacon-Patino, M. L., Niles, S. F., & Marshall, A. G. (2020). Revisiting the Yen-Mullins Model of Petroleum Asphaltenes. In 68th ASMS Conference on Mass Spectrometry and Allied Topics. Houston, TX (Virtual) : 06/01/20-06/05/20.
Rodgers, R. P., Chacon-Patino, M. L., Niles, S. F., Marshall, A. G., Hendrickson, C. L., McKenna, A. M., et al. (2020). Degradation of Oil: What Happened to the Oil? In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2020. Tampa, FL : 02/03/20-02/06/20.

2019

Brown, C. N., Cluen-Brown, A., Giraudier, M., & Tarr, M. A. (2019). Solar induced formation of emulsification in petroleum on water. In Fall 2019 ACS National Meeting & Expo. San Diego, CA : 08/25/19-08/29/19: Poster.
Chacon-Patino, M. L., Lu, J., Niles, S. F., Chen, H., Corilo, Y., McKenna, A. M., et al. (2019). Molecular Composition of Photo-Oxidation Products Derived from Sulfur-Containing Compounds Isolated from Petroleum Samples. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2019. New Orleans, LA : 02/04/19-02/07/19: Poster.
Chen, H., Aeppli, C., Davis, C. C., Dipinto, L., McKenna, A. M., & Rodgers, R. P. (2019). Molecular Characterization of differentially weathered surface oil from Taylor Energy oil spill. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2019. New Orleans, LA : 02/04/19-02/07/19: Poster.
Chen, H., Davis, C. C., Hou, A., Lin, Q., McKenna, A. M., Niles, S. F., et al. (2019). Marriage of Microcosm and Field Results: Molecular Understanding of the Weathering Processes and Fate of Macondo Well Oil by FT-ICR Mass Spectrometry. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2019. New Orleans, LA : 02/04/19-02/07/19.
Davis, C. C., Chen, H., Niles, S. F., Chacon Patino, M. L., Rodgers, R. P., Lin, Q., et al. (2019). Novel Fractionation Techniques Applied to Field Samples with Subsequent Characterization by FT-ICR Mass Spectrometry Reveals the Complexity of Ox Transformation Products. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2019. New Orleans, LA : 02/04/19-02/07/19: Poster.
Davis, C. C., Chen, H., Niles, S. F., Chacon, M. L., Rodgers, R. P., Lin, Q., et al. (2019). Novel Fractionation Techniques Applied to Oil-Contaminated Residues Characterized by FT-ICR Mass Spectrometry Reveal the Complexity of Ox Transformation Products. In 67th ASMS Conference on Mass Spectrometry and Allied Topics. Atlanta, GA : 06/02/19-06/06/19: Poster.
McKenna, A. M., Chen, H., Niles, S. F., Chacon Patino, M. L., Davis, C. C., Rodgers, R. P., et al. (2019). Detailed Identification and Molecular Characterization of Oxygen Compounds in Field Samples. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2019. New Orleans, LA : 02/04/19-02/07/19.
McKenna, A. M., Chen, H., Niles, S. F., Davis, C. C., Smith, D. F., Weisbrod, C. R., et al. (2019). Multidimensional Fractionation and Molecular Characterization of Lingering Oil Compounds in Coastal Sediments: A Nine Year Evolution. In 67th ASMS Conference on Mass Spectrometry and Allied Topics. Atlanta, GA : 06/02/19-06/06/19.
Niles, S. F., Chacon, M. L., Rowland, S. M., Chen, H., Smith, D. F., Hendrickson, C. L., et al. (2019). Structural / Chemical-Functionality Specific Fractionations Reveal the Importance of Petroleum Chemistry on Photo-induced Generation of Dissolved Organic Matter by FT-ICR MS. In 67th ASMS Conference on Mass Spectrometry and Allied Topics. Atlanta, GA : 06/02/19-06/06/19: Poster.
Niles, S. F., Chacon-Patino, M. L., Rowland, S. M., Chen, H., McKenna, A. M., Corilo, Y., et al. (2019). The Structural Dependence of Photo Generated Transformation Products for Aromatic Hydrocarbons Isolated from Petroleum. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2019. New Orleans, LA : 02/04/19-02/07/19: Poster.
Patil, S. L., Zito, P. A., & Tarr, M. A. (2019). Identification of water soluble oil photodegradation products containing N and O atoms. In Fall 2019 ACS National Meeting & Expo. San Diego, CA : 08/25/19-08/29/19: Poster.
Rodgers, R. P., Rowland, S. M., Chacon, M. L., Lu, J., Niles, S. F., Chen, H., et al. (2019). Environmental and Petrochemical Applications of Ultra-high Resolution FT-ICR Mass Spectrometry. In 3rd International Conference & Exhibition on Petroleum, Refining and Environmental Technologies (PEFTEC). Rotterdam, The Netherlands : 05/22/19-05/23/19.
Rodgers, R. P., Rowland, S. M., Chacon-Patino, M. L., Lu, J., Niles, S. F., Chen, H., et al. (2019). Applications of High Resolution Mass Spectrometry in Oil Spill Science: Past, Present, and Future Opportunities. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2019. New Orleans, LA : 02/04/19-02/07/19.
Rodgers, R. P., Smith, D. F., & Chacon, M. L. (2019). The Current Molecular-level Understanding of Asphaltenes as Revealed by High Field FT-ICR MS. In PetroPhase 2019. Kanazawa, Japan : 06/02/19-06/06/19.
Rodgers, R. P., Smith, D. F., Chacon, M. L., Rowland, S. M., Blakney, G. T., Corilo, Y. E., et al. (2019). Combating Selective Ionization in the High Resolution Mass Spectral Characterization of Complex Mixtures. In Challenges in Analysis of Complex Natural Mixtures (Faraday Discussion). Edinburgh, Scotland : 05/13/19-05/15/19.
Tarr, M. A., Cluen-Brown, A., Giraudier, M., & Brown, C. N. (2019). Impact of Sunlight on Emulsification of Oil from Deepwater Horizon Spill. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2019. New Orleans, LA : 02/04/19-02/07/19.

2018

Tarr, M. A. (2018). Sunlight Plus Oil: Making a Complex Mixture Even More Complex. In 69th Pittsburgh Conference on Analytical Chemistry and Applied Spectroscopy. Orlando, FL : 02/26/18-03/01/18.
Tarr, M. A., Bure, T. R., Cao, X., & Zito, P. (2018). Ketone and aldehyde photoproducts from solar exposed crude oil on water. In Goldschmidt 2018. Boston, MA : 08/12/18-08/17/18.
Tarr, M. A., & Cao, X. (2018). Photoproducts in Gas Phase of Solar Irradiated Crude Oil-Seawater Systems Determined by SPME-GC-MS. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2018. New Orleans, LA : 02/05/18-02/08/18.
Tarr, M. A., Cao, X., Zito, P., Podgorski, D. C., Harriman, B. H., Suflita, J. M., et al. (2018). Oil spilled in marine systems: Photochemistry and impacts on aquatic organisms. In 255th National Meeting & Exposition of the American Chemical Society. New Orleans, LA : 03/18/18-03/22/18.
This research was made possible by a grant from The Gulf of Mexico Research Initiative.
www.gulfresearchinitiative.org