FTIR Transmission Spectra of Crude Oil of Some Absheron Peninsula Enterprises

Fourier Transform Infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy provides useful information about differentchemical inclusions in crude oils. In particular, the presence or absence of hydrocarbon functional groupsmay be qualitatively determined. It is known that in the Republic of Azerbaijan there are 12 oil-gasproduction companies, including 8 owned by Azerbaijan and 4 owned by Joint Stock Companies. In mostcases of oil spillage, it is desirable to have more than one analytical technique for detecting source ofsuspected spilled crude oil and its properties. In our previous publications, we reported results of the laserinduced fluorescence and the Raman spectra analyses of crude oil samples taken from the 12 oil-gasproduction companies in Azerbaijan and discussed their distinctive features across observed spectra. In thepresent paper, we give results of the FTIR transmission spectra of crude oil samples taken from the 6 oilgas production companies in the Republic of Azerbaijan.