Bulk kinetic parameters and structural moieties of asphaltenes and kerogens from a sulphur-rich source rock sequence and related petroleums

Organic Geochemistry

Volumn 38, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 1657-1679

  Lehne, E ^a   Dieckmann, V ^a  

^a GFZ GERMAN RESEARCH CENTRE FOR GEOSCIENCES   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GEOLOGICAL HEATING RATES; NON-ISOTHERMAL OPEN SYSTEM; ORGANIC SULPHUR CONTENT; SULPHUR-RICH SOURCE;

COVALENT BONDS; CRUDE PETROLEUM; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; KEROGEN; PYROLYSIS;

ASPHALTENES;

ASPHALTENE; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; KEROGEN; TEMPERATURE GRADIENT;

EID: 35248885651     PISSN: 01466380     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.orggeochem.2007.06.006     Document Type: Article

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