Improved kinetic modeling of the early generation of CO2 from the Boom Clay kerogen. Implications for simulation of CO2 production upon disposal of high activity nuclear waste

Organic Geochemistry

Volumn 39, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 1294-1301

  Lorant, François ^a   Largeau, Claude ^b   Behar, Françoise ^a   Cannière, Pierre De ^c  

^a IFP ENERGIES NOUVELLES   (France)

^b UPMC University Paris 06   (France)

^c BELGIAN NUCLEAR RESEARCH CENTRE   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

KINETIC MODELLING;

CALIBRATION; CARBON DIOXIDE; CLAY; DECOMPOSITION; KEROGEN; KINETICS; MODELING; OLIGOCENE; ORGANIC CARBON; PYROLYSIS; RADIOACTIVE WASTE; WASTE DISPOSAL;

ANTWERP [BELGIUM]; BELGIUM; BENELUX; BOOM; EURASIA; EUROPE; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 49149111129     PISSN: 01466380     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.orggeochem.2008.05.008     Document Type: Article

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