Diamondoid hydrocarbons - Application in the chemical fingerprinting of natural gas condensate and gasoline

Environmental Forensics

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 225-235

  Stout, Scott A ^a   Douglas, Gregory S ^a  

^a NewFields Environmental Forensics   (United States)

Author keywords

Adamantane; Diamantene; Naphtha; Natural gas condensate; Petroleum

Indexed keywords

EID: 11244253985     PISSN: 15275922     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15275920490886734     Document Type: Article

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