Catalytic decarboxylation of fatty acid by iron-containing minerals in immature oil source rocks at low temperature

Chinese Science Bulletin

Volumn 44, Issue 16, 1999, Pages 1523-1527

  Zhang, Zailong ^a   Sun, Yanhua ^a   Lao, Yongxin ^a   Lin, Wuzheng ^a  

^a CHINA UNIVERSITY OF PETROLEUM   (China)

Author keywords

Decarboxylation; Fatty acid; Immature oil source rock; Low temperature; Mineral catalysis

Indexed keywords

EID: 0007701560     PISSN: 10016538     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03183578     Document Type: Article

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