Modelling isotope fractionation during primary cracking of natural gas: a reaction kinetic approach

Chemical Geology

Volumn 149, Issue 3-4, 1998, Pages 235-250

  Cramer, Bernhard ^a   Krooss, Bernhard M ^a   Littke, Ralf ^a  

^a FORSCHUNGSZENTRUM JÜLICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ISOTOPIC FRACTIONATION; METHANE; NATURAL GAS; REACTION KINETICS;

RUSSIAN FEDERATION;

EID: 0032584791     PISSN: 00092541     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0009-2541(98)00042-4     Document Type: Article

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