Alternative origin of aliphatic polymer in kerogen

Geology

Volumn 28, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 559-562

  Stankiewicz, B A ^a,d   Briggs, D E G ^a   Michels, R ^b   Collinson, M E ^c   Flannery, M B ^a   Evershed, R P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b CRPG CNRS   (France)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

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

Author keywords

Arthropods; Kerogen; Lipids; Polymerization; Pyrolysis

Indexed keywords

ARTHROPODS; BIOLOGICAL COMPONENTS; CONFINED PYROLYSIS; IN-SITU POLYMERIZATION; POLYMERIC STRUCTURES; RECOMBINATION REACTIONS; SEDIMENTARY ORGANIC MATTER; SPECTROSCOPIC METHOD; THERMAL MATURATION;

ANOXIC SEDIMENTS; BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; DECAY (ORGANIC); KEROGEN; LIPIDS; POLYMERIZATION; PYROLYSIS; SEDIMENTOLOGY; SPECTROSCOPIC ANALYSIS;

POLYMERS;

ALIPHATIC HYDROCARBON; ARTHROPOD; CUTICLE; KEROGEN; MATURATION; ORGANIC MATTER; POLYMER; PYROLYSIS; RECOMBINATION;

ARTHROPODA;

EID: 0034432047     PISSN: 00917613     EISSN: 19432682     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1130/0091-7613(2000)28<559:AOOAPI>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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