Experimental study of vitrinite maturation: Effects of temperature, time, pressure, water, and hydrogen index

Organic Geochemistry

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 233-241

  Huang, Wuu Liang ^a  

^a EXXONMOBIL UPSTREAM RESEARCH COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

artificial maturation; confined pressure pyrolysis; hydrogen index; kinetics; lignite; thermal history; vitrinite reflectance

Indexed keywords

CONFINED PRESSURE PYROLYSIS; HYDROGEN INDEX; LIGNITE; MATURATION; VITRINITE REFLECTANCE;

CHEMISTRY; FLOW OF FLUIDS; HYDROGEN; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OPTICAL PROPERTIES; PRESSURE EFFECTS; PYROLYSIS; ROCKS; SEAWATER; THERMAL EFFECTS; WATER;

ARTIFICIAL MATURATION; CHEMICAL CHANGE; CONFINED PRESSURE PYROLYSIS; HYDROGEN INDEX; MACERALS; THERMAL HISTORY; VITRINITE MATURATION; VITRINITE REFLECTANCE; VITRINITE REFLECTION EVOLUTION;

LIGNITE;

EID: 0030072234     PISSN: 01466380     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0146-6380(96)00032-0     Document Type: Conference Paper

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