Advances and Challenges in the Molecular Characterization of Petroporphyrins

International audience; Petroporphyrins, geoporphyrins, or metalloporphyrins are the original petroleum biomarkers, identified by Alfred Treibs more than a century ago and the first molecular evidence for the biogenic origins of petroleum. Since discovery, analytical strategies have been developed to identify porphyrins in petroleum and its fractions. This review focuses on the advances enabled by ultrahigh resolving power Fourier transform ion cyclotron resonance mass spectrometry in tribute to Professor Alan G. Marshall.