Biomarker binding into kerogens: Evidence from hydrous pyrolysis using heavy water (D2O)

Organic Geochemistry

Volumn 28, Issue 3-4, 1998, Pages 239-253

  Stalker, Linda ^a,b   Larter, Stephen R ^a   Farrimond, Paul ^a  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b STATOIL   (Norway)

Author keywords

Deuterium labelling; Hydrous pyrolysis; Isotope labelling; Kerogen; Kimmeridge Clay Formation

Indexed keywords

BIOMARKERS; CHEMICAL BONDS; CLAY; HEAVY WATER; IONIZATION; ISOTOPES; PARAFFINS; PYROLYSIS; SOLVENT EXTRACTION;

DEUTERATION; ELECTRON IMPACT IONIZATION;

KEROGEN;

EID: 0032499057     PISSN: 01466380     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0146-6380(97)00103-4     Document Type: Article

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