Comparison of generative capacities for bitumen and gas between Carboniferous coals from Donets Basin (Ukraine) and a Cretaceous coal from Sabinas-Piedras Negras Basin (Mexico) during artificial maturation in confined pyrolysis system

International Journal of Coal Geology

Volumn 71, Issue 1 SPEC. ISS., 2007, Pages 85-102

  Alsaab, D ^a   Suarez Ruiz, I ^b   Elie, M ^a   Izart, A ^a   Martinez, L ^a  

^a CRPG CNRS   (France)

^b INSTITUTO NACIONAL DEL CARBÓN   (Spain)

Author keywords

Artificial maturation; Carboniferous coals; Cretaceous coals; Donets Basin; Oil potential; Sabinas Basin

Indexed keywords

GEOCHEMISTRY; MORPHOLOGY; PETROGRAPHY; PETROLEUM RESERVOIRS; POROSITY; PYROLYSIS;

ARTIFICIAL MATURATION; BITUMEN; CARBONIFEROUS COAL; CRETACEOUS COAL; VITRINITE;

COAL;

BITUMEN; CARBONIFEROUS; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; COAL; CRETACEOUS; GEOCHEMISTRY; HEATING; HYDROCARBON GENERATION; MATURATION; MORPHOLOGY; OIL; PETROGRAPHY; POROSITY; PYROLYSIS; THERMAL MATURITY; YIELD;

DONETS BASIN; EURASIA; MEXICO [NORTH AMERICA]; NORTH AMERICA; SABINAS BASIN; TAMAULIPAS;

EID: 34247195612     PISSN: 01665162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.coal.2006.09.006     Document Type: Article

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