Biodegradation scales: Applications and limitations

Organic Geochemistry

Volumn 39, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 1222-1228

  Bennett, Barry ^a   Larter, Stephen R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

(5Z) ISOMERS; APPLIED (CO); ATHABASCA OIL SANDS; DEGRADED OIL; DIFFERENTIAL SUSCEPTIBILITY; ELSEVIER (CO); HEAVY OIL; HOPANES; LARGE DATA SETS; MASS TRANSPORT; PHENANTHRENE (PHE); REACTION ZONE (RZ); STERANES; TAR SANDS;

ADDITION REACTIONS; AROMATIC COMPOUNDS; AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS; BIOCHEMISTRY; BIODEGRADATION; CRUDE PETROLEUM; FOSSIL FUELS; HEALTH; HYDROCARBONS; ISOMERS; MICROBIOLOGY; MIXING; OIL SANDS; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; PETROLEUM DEPOSITS; PETROLEUM INDUSTRY; PETROLEUM RESERVOIRS; PETROLEUM TAR; PETROLEUM TRANSPORTATION; SULFATE MINERALS;

DEGRADATION;

AROMATIC HYDROCARBON; BIODEGRADATION; BITUMEN; COMPARATIVE STUDY; HEAVY OIL; HYDROCARBON; OIL SAND; RESERVOIR; TAR;

ALBERTA; ATHABASCA; CANADA; NORTH AMERICA;

EID: 47849105018     PISSN: 01466380     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.orggeochem.2008.02.023     Document Type: Article

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