Microbial methane and ethane from gas hydrate nodules of the Makassar Strait, Indonesia

Organic Geochemistry

Volumn 37, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 977-980

  Sassen, Roger ^a   Curiale, Joseph A ^b  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CHEVRON ENERGY TECHNOLOGY COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DOMINANT HYDROCARBONS; IN SITU REDUCTION; MICROBIAL METHANE; PISTON CORES;

ETHANE; ETHYLENE; HYDROCARBONS; IN SITU PROCESSING; METHANE; PROPYLENE;

GAS HYDRATES;

CARBON SEQUESTRATION; ETHANE; GAS HYDRATE; METHANE;

ASIA; EURASIA; INDONESIA; MAKASSAR STRAIT; SOUTHEAST ASIA;

BIVALVIA; EMBRYOPHYTA;

EID: 33745955821     PISSN: 01466380     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.orggeochem.2006.04.016     Document Type: Article

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