Influence of in-situ bitumen on the generation of gas and oil in New Zealand coals

Organic Geochemistry

Volumn 39, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 1606-1619

  Vu, Thi Anh Tiem ^a   Horsfield, Brian ^a   Sykes, Richard ^b  

^a GFZ GERMAN RESEARCH CENTRE FOR GEOSCIENCES   (Germany)

^b GNS SCIENCE   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPOSITIONAL CHANGES; DIRECT MEASUREMENTS; EFFECT OF IN; FIRST ORDERS; IN-SITU; INTER-MOLECULAR INTERACTIONS; NEW ZEALAND; OIL YIELDS; PETROLEUM POTENTIAL; PYROLYSIS PRODUCTS; PYROLYSIS-GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; ROCK-EVAL; SECOND-ORDER REACTIONS; VOLATILE BITUMINOUS;

ACETONE; BITUMINOUS MATERIALS; CHEMICAL REACTIONS; CHROMATOGRAPHIC ANALYSIS; COAL; COAL INDUSTRY; COLLOIDS; CRUDE PETROLEUM; FREE RADICAL REACTIONS; FREE RADICALS; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; GASES; KEROGEN; METAL RECOVERY; METHANOL; PETROLEUM REFINERIES; PYROLYSIS; SOLVENT EXTRACTION; SOLVENTS; THERMOGRAVIMETRIC ANALYSIS;

EXTRACTION;

BITUMEN; COAL; EXTRACTION; FREE RADICAL; GAS; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; PEAT; PETROLEUM; PYROLYSIS; SOLVENT;

AUSTRALASIA; NEW ZEALAND;

EID: 53449094544     PISSN: 01466380     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.orggeochem.2008.07.005     Document Type: Article

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