Effect of biodegradation on biomarkers released from asphaltenes

Organic Geochemistry

Volumn 39, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 1249-1257

  Silva, Taís F ^a   Azevedo, Débora A ^a   Rangel, Mário D ^b   Fontes, Rosane A ^b   Neto, Francisco R Aquino ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

^b PETROBRAS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRUDE OILS; N ALKANES; OIL RESERVOIRS; OXIDATIVE TREATMENT; STRUCTURAL FEATURES;

ASPHALTENES; BIOCHEMISTRY; CRUDE PETROLEUM; DEGRADATION; HYDROCARBONS; MICROBIOLOGY; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; PARAFFINS; PETROLEUM RESERVOIR ENGINEERING; PHOTOACOUSTIC EFFECT;

BIODEGRADATION;

ASPHALTENE; BIODEGRADATION; BIOMARKER; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CRUDE OIL; ENCAPSULATION; OXIDATION;

BRAZIL; SOUTH AMERICA;

EID: 47949098039     PISSN: 01466380     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.orggeochem.2008.03.015     Document Type: Article

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