Alkylbiphenyls and alkyldiphenylmethanes as indicators of petroleum biodegradation

Organic Geochemistry

Volumn 30, Issue 10, 1999, Pages 1241-1253

  Trolio, Rino ^a   Grice, Kliti ^a   Fisher, Steven J ^a   Alexander, Robert ^a   Kagi, Robert I ^a  

^a Curtin University of Technology Perth Centre for Applied Organic Geochemistry   (Australia)

Author keywords

Alkylbiphenyls; Alkyldiphenylmethanes; Biodegradation; Biphenyl; Condensate; Crude oils; Gippsland Basin

Indexed keywords

BIODEGRADATION; BIOINDICATOR; BIPHENYL DERIVATIVE; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; MASS SPECTROMETRY; PETROLEUM;

BIODEGRADATION; CRUDE OIL; HYDROCARBON; ORGANIC GEOCHEMISTRY;

AUSTRALIA;

ANALYTICAL GEOCHEMISTRY; BIODEGRADATION; INDICATORS (CHEMICAL); ISOMERS; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; SEDIMENTS; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL);

ALKYLDIPHENYLMETHANES; BIPHENYL; CONDENSATE;

CRUDE PETROLEUM;

EID: 0032586208     PISSN: 01466380     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0146-6380(99)00099-6     Document Type: Conference Paper

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