Geochemical effects of asphaltene separation procedures: Changes in sterane, terpane, and methylalkane distributions in maltenes and asphaltene co-precipitates

Organic Geochemistry

Volumn 29, Issue 5-7 -7 pt 2, 1998, Pages 1139-1147

  Gürgey, Kadir ^a  

^a TURKISH PETROLEUM CORPORATION   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Asphaltene; Biological marker; Biomarker; Chemical fossils; Co precipitates; Hop ane; Maltene; Methylalkanes; N alkane; Sterane; Terpane

Indexed keywords

ASPHALTENE; HOPANE; MALTENE; METHYLALKANE; PENTANE; STERANE; TERPANE;

AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS; ASPHALT; BIOMARKERS; EXTRACTION; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; MASS SPECTROMETRY; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; PARAFFINS; PRECIPITATION (CHEMICAL); THIN LAYER CHROMATOGRAPHY;

ANALYTICAL GEOCHEMISTRY;

ASPHALTENE; HYDROCARBON; ORGANIC GEOCHEMISTRY;

EID: 0032215134     PISSN: 01466380     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0146-6380(98)00134-X     Document Type: Conference Paper

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