Stepwise chemical degradation of immature S-rich kerogens from Vena del Gesso (Italy)

Organic Geochemistry

Volumn 29, Issue 8, 1998, Pages 1857-1873

  Schaeffer Reiss, C ^a,b   Schaeffer, P ^b   Putschew, A ^a   Maxwell, J R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE STRASBOURG   (France)

Author keywords

Chemical degradation; Ether cleavage; Hydrogen iodide; Kerogen; Lithium in ethylamine; Sulfide cleavage; Sulfur rich kerogen; Vena del Gesso

Indexed keywords

DEGRADATION; KEROGEN; SULFUR;

ITALY;

EID: 0032409592     PISSN: 01466380     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0146-6380(98)00175-2     Document Type: Article

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