Biomarker maturity parameters: The role of generation and thermal degradation

Organic Geochemistry

Volumn 29, Issue 5-7 -7 pt 2, 1998, Pages 1181-1197

  Farrimond, Paul ^a   Taylor, Alex ^a   TelnÆs, Nils ^b  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b STATOIL   (Norway)

Author keywords

Cracking; Generation; Isomerisation; Kerogen; Maturation; Maturity parameters; T(max)

Indexed keywords

ANALYTICAL GEOCHEMISTRY; BITUMINOUS MATERIALS; CRACKING (CHEMICAL); ISOMERIZATION; ISOMERS; KEROGEN; MACROMOLECULES; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; PARAFFINS; PYROLYSIS;

HOPANE; STERANE; STEREOISOMERS;

BIOMARKERS;

BIOMARKER; MATURATION; THERMAL ALTERATION;

EID: 0032215297     PISSN: 01466380     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0146-6380(98)00079-5     Document Type: Conference Paper

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