Experimental investigation on thermochemical sulfate reduction by H2S initiation

Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta

Volumn 72, Issue 14, 2008, Pages 3518-3530

  Zhang, Tongwei ^a   Amrani, Alon ^a   Ellis, Geoffrey S ^b   Ma, Qisheng ^a   Tang, Yongchun ^a  

^a California Institute of Technology   (United States)

^b U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AQUEOUS SOLUTION; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; HYDROCARBON; HYDROGEN SULFIDE; ORGANIC COMPOUND; PYROLYSIS; SULFATE; THERMOCHEMISTRY;

EID: 46049102630     PISSN: 00167037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gca.2008.04.036     Document Type: Article

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