The use of model compounds to investigate the release of covalently bound biomarkers via hydropyrolysis

Organic Geochemistry

Volumn 37, Issue 12, 2006, Pages 1705-1714

  Meredith, Will ^a   Sun, Chen Gong ^a   Snape, Colin E ^a   Sephton, Mark A ^b   Love, Gordon D ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASPHALTENES; CARBON SUBSTRATES; KEROGENS; MODEL COMPOUNDS;

CARBOXYLIC ACIDS; CATALYSTS; HYDROCARBONS; PYROLYSIS; SILICA; VAPORIZATION;

BIOMARKERS;

ASPHALTENE; BIOMARKER; HYDROCARBON; PYROLYSIS;

EID: 33845214532     PISSN: 01466380     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.orggeochem.2006.07.013     Document Type: Article

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