Origin of low-molecular-weight alkylthiophenes in pyrolysates of sulphur-rich kerogens as revealed by micro-scale sealed vessel pyrolysis

Organic Geochemistry

Volumn 29, Issue 8, 1998, Pages 1891-1903

  Sinninghe Damsté, Jaap S ^a,b   Kohnen, Math E L ^c   Horsfield, Brian ^d  

^a ROYAL NETHERLANDS INSTITUTE FOR SEA RESEARCH   (Netherlands)

^b UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c SHELL GLOBAL SOLUTIONS INTERNATIONAL B V   (United States)

^d FORSCHUNGSZENTRUM JÜLICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Alkylthiophenes; MSSV pyrolysis; Organic sulphur; Pyrolysis; Sulphur rich kerogens

Indexed keywords

EID: 0032423406     PISSN: 01466380     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0146-6380(98)00166-1     Document Type: Article

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