Study of biodegradation processes along the Carnaubais trend, Potiguar Basin (Brazil) - Part 1

Organic Geochemistry

Volumn 37, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 1042-1051

  Behar, F ^a   de Barros Penteado, H L ^b   Lorant, F ^a   Budzinski, H ^c  

^a IFP ENERGIES NOUVELLES   (France)

^b PETROBRAS   (Brazil)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE BORDEAUX   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIODEGRADATION; BIOMARKERS; ECOLOGY; HYDROCARBONS; PETROLEUM RESERVOIRS;

AROMATIC BIOMARKERS; BIODEGRADED OILS; RESERVOIR OILS;

GEOCHEMISTRY;

BIODEGRADATION; CHEMICAL ALTERATION; CRETACEOUS; HYDROCARBON; RESERVOIR;

ACU RESERVOIR; BRAZIL; POTIGUAR BASIN; RIO GRANDE DO NORTE; SOUTH AMERICA;

EID: 33748129993     PISSN: 01466380     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.orggeochem.2006.05.009     Document Type: Article

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