Differences in the mode of incorporation and biogenicity of the principal aliphatic constituents of a type I oil shale

Organic Geochemistry

Volumn 28, Issue 12, 1998, Pages 797-811

  Love, Gordon D ^a,c   Snape, Colin E ^a   Fallick, Anthony E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE   (United Kingdom)

^b SCOTTISH UNIVERSITIES ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

^c NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

GC IRMS; Goynuk oil shale; Hydropyrolysis; Selective preservation; Sequential degradation of kerogen

Indexed keywords

ALIPHATIC CONSTITUENTS; BIOGENICITY; HYDROPYROLYSIS; SELECTIVE PRESERVATION;

CARBON; DEGRADATION; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; HYDROGENATION; ISOTOPES; KEROGEN; MASS SPECTROMETRY; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; SOLVENTS;

OIL SHALE;

GEOCHEMISTRY; HYDROCARBON; OIL SHALE;

EID: 0032143970     PISSN: 01466380     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0146-6380(98)00050-3     Document Type: Article

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