A new low-interference characterization method for hydrocarbons occluded inside asphaltene structures

Applied Geochemistry

Volumn 21, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 833-838

  Liao, Zewen ^a,b   Graciaa, Alain ^a   Geng, Ansong ^b   Chrostowska, Anna ^c   Creux, Patrice ^a  

^a CNRS   (France)

^b GUANGZHOU INSTITUTE OF GEOCHEMISTRY   (China)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE PAU ET DES PAYS DE L'ADOUR   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADSORPTION; GEOCHEMISTRY; HYDROCARBONS; PRECIPITATION (CHEMICAL); PURIFICATION;

ASPHALTENE MOLECULE; OIL/SOURCE CORRELATION; OXIDISING REAGENTS;

ASPHALT;

ASPHALTENE; CRUDE OIL; GEOCHEMICAL SURVEY; HYDROCARBON;

EID: 33646150445     PISSN: 08832927     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apgeochem.2006.02.005     Document Type: Article

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