25-Norhopanes: Formation during biodegradation of petroleum in the subsurface

Organic Geochemistry

Volumn 37, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 787-797

  Bennett, Barry ^a   Fustic, Milovan ^a   Farrimond, Paul ^b   Huang, Haiping ^a   Larter, Stephen R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b IGI Ltd   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIODEGRADATION-RESISTANT COMPOUNDS; HOPANES; NORHOPANES; SINGLE PETROLEUM ACCUMULATION;

BIODEGRADATION; BIOMARKERS; COMPOSITION; FOSSIL FUELS;

CRUDE PETROLEUM;

BIODEGRADATION; FOSSIL RECORD; PETROLEUM;

ALBERTA; ASIA; ATHABASCA; CANADA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; LIAOHE BASIN; NORTH AMERICA;

EID: 33745000091     PISSN: 01466380     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.orggeochem.2006.03.003     Document Type: Article

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