C4-benzene and C4-naphthalene thermal maturity indicators for pyrolysates, oils and condensates

Geochemical Society Special Publications

Volumn 9, Issue C, 2004, Pages 303-319

  Hill, Ronald J ^a   Lu, Shan tan ^b   Tang, Yongchun ^c   Henry, Mitchell ^a   Kaplan, Isaac R ^d  

^a DENVER FEDERAL CENTER   (United States)

^b Zymax Forensics Inc   (United States)

^c CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 34548494658     PISSN: 18739881     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/S1873-9881(04)80022-1     Document Type: Article

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