Influence of biodegradation on crude oil acidity and carboxylic acid composition

Organic Geochemistry

Volumn 31, Issue 11, 2000, Pages 1059-1073

  Meredith, W ^a   Kelland, S J ^b   Jones, D M ^a  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b Enterprise Oil plc   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Alkylphenol; Carboxylic acids; Crude oil biodegradation; Hopanoic acids; Naphthenic acids; Oil acidity; TAN; Total acid number

Indexed keywords

ALKYLPHENOL; HOPANOIC ACIDS; NAPHTHENIC ACIDS; TOTAL ACID NUMBER;

ACIDITY; BIODEGRADATION; CARBOXYLIC ACID; HOPANOIC ACID; ITALY; PETROLEUM; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; STEREOCHEMISTRY; UNITED KINGDOM; UNITED STATES;

ACIDITY; BACTERIA; BIODEGRADATION; CARBOXYLIC ACIDS; COMPOSITION EFFECTS; PHENOLS; STEREOCHEMISTRY;

CRUDE PETROLEUM;

ACIDITY; BIODEGRADATION; CARBOXYLIC ACID; CRUDE OIL;

EID: 0034325289     PISSN: 01466380     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0146-6380(00)00136-4     Document Type: Article

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