Release of kerogen-bound hopanoids by hydropyrolysis

Organic Geochemistry

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 989-1001

  Bishop, A N ^a   Love, G D ^b   McAulay, A D ^b   Snape, C E ^b   Farrimond, P ^a  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b Wolfson Ctr Univ S   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Draupne shale; Green River shale; Hopane biomarkers; Hydropyrolysis; Jet Rock; Kerogen; Methylobacterium organophilum; Priest Pot; Pyrolysis; Recent sediments

Indexed keywords

DRAUPNE SHALE; GREEN RIVER SHALE; HOPANOID HYDROCARBONS; HYDROPYROLYSIS; METHYLOBACTERIUM ORGANOPHILUM;

BACTERIA; BIOMARKERS; COMPOSITION; HYDROCARBONS; ISOMERIZATION; ISOMERS; KEROGEN; PYROLYSIS; ROCKS; SEDIMENTS;

ANALYTICAL GEOCHEMISTRY;

EID: 0032417283     PISSN: 01466380     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0146-6380(98)00140-5     Document Type: Article

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