Comparison of covalently-bound aliphatic biomarkers released via hydropyrolysis with their solvent-extractable counterparts for a suite of Kimmeridge clays

Organic Geochemistry

Volumn 29, Issue 5-7 -7 pt 2, 1998, Pages 1487-1505

  Murray, Ian P ^a   Love, Gordon D ^a,c   Snape, Colin E ^a   Bailey, Nigel J L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE   (United Kingdom)

^b Geochem Group Limited   (United Kingdom)

^c NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Contaminated core; Hopanes; Hydropyrolysis; Kimmeridge clay; Steranes

Indexed keywords

DICHLOROMETHANE; HOPANES; HYDROUS PYROLYSIS; STERANES;

ANALYTICAL GEOCHEMISTRY; CHEMICAL BONDS; CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; ISOMERIZATION; KEROGEN; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; PYROLYSIS; REACTION KINETICS; SOLVENT EXTRACTION; STEREOCHEMISTRY;

BIOMARKERS;

CLAY; ORGANIC GEOCHEMISTRY; PYROLYSIS;

EID: 0032215548     PISSN: 01466380     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0146-6380(98)00162-4     Document Type: Conference Paper

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