화학공학소재연구정보센터
Energy & Fuels, Vol.33, No.7, 6264-6272, 2019
Prediction of the Penetration Grade and Softening Point of Vacuum Residues and Asphalts by Nuclear Magnetic Resonance and Chemometric Methods
For the first time, the development of prediction models of the penetration grade and the softening point of vacuum residues (VRs) and pavement asphalts, from the structural data obtained with proton nuclear magnetic resonance (H-1 NMR) and relaxometry data obtained via low-field nuclear magnetic resonance (LF NMR), is reported. The correlation between the structural data (H-1 NMR, percentage of different proton kinds), the relaxometry data (T-2, spin-spin relaxation time), and the properties, was measured with principal component regression (PCR). The best models were those obtained with PCR, which were validated via k-fold cross-validation, with k = 10. In particular for the VR, the best model for the penetration grade was obtained from LF NMR, with a training R-2 of 0.99 and a validation R-2 of 0.96; the best softening point was obtained from the combination of 11-1 NMR and LF NMR, with R-2 values of 0.99 and 0.87, respectively. For the asphalts, the best model for the penetration grade was also obtained from the combination of H-1 NMR and LF NMR, with R-2 values of 0.99 and 0.94, respectively. Note that these prediction methods require less sample quantity, time, and personal effort than the ASTM standards.