Trace metals characterisation of Niger delta kerogens

Fuel

Volumn 86, Issue 10-11, 2007, Pages 1358-1364

  Akinlua, A ^a   Torto, N ^b   Ajayi, T R ^a   Oyekunle, J A O ^a  

^a OBAFEMI AWOLOWO UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BOTSWANA   (Botswana)

Author keywords

GFAAS; Kerogen; Origin

Indexed keywords

ATOMIC ABSORPTION SPECTROMETRY; CRUDE PETROLEUM; GRAPHITE; KEROGEN; NICKEL ALLOYS; VANADIUM ALLOYS;

GFAAS; MEAN VALUE; TERRESTRIAL ORIGIN; THERMAL MATURITY;

TRACE ELEMENTS;

EID: 34147145293     PISSN: 00162361     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fuel.2006.11.004     Document Type: Article

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