INVESTIGATION OF THE POSSIBILITY OF IDENTIFYING THERMALLY MODIFIED PETROLEUM PRODUCTS BY ATOMIC EMISSION SPECTRAL ANALYSIS

The trend observed in recent years towards an increase in crimes involving the use of combustion accelerators focuses the attention of specialists on issues related to the identification of two or more samples of thermally modified petroleum products. The solution of this problem will give results not only in establishing the circumstances of criminal crimes, but also in identifying the perpetrators of spills of liquid petroleum hydrocarbons, as well as spill fires. The article presents the results of a study of thermally altered samples of various brands of light petroleum products by atomic emission spectral analysis in terms of diagnosing metal impurities, the quantitative contents of which are proposed as identification criteria. The analysis of the obtained results substantiates the need for further research aimed at solving the problem of establishing the identity of two or more samples of petroleum products.