A novel procedure to detect low molecular weight compounds released by alkaline ester cleavage from low maturity coals to assess its feedstock potential for deep microbial life

Organic Geochemistry

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 175-183

  Glombitza, Clemens ^a   Mangelsdorf, Kai ^a   Horsfield, Brian ^a  

^a GFZ GERMAN RESEARCH CENTRE FOR GEOSCIENCES   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COAL SAMPLES; DEEP MARINES; DIAGENETIC ALTERATIONS; ENERGY SOURCES; GENERATION RATES; GEOLOGICAL TIME; LOW MOLECULAR WEIGHT COMPOUNDS; LOW MOLECULAR WEIGHTS; MATRIXES; MICROBIAL LIVES; MICROBIAL POPULATIONS; NEW ZEALAND; ORGANIC MATTERS; OXYGEN-CONTAINING COMPOUNDS; POTENTIAL FEEDSTOCKS; SOUTH ISLANDS; TEMPERATURE CONDITIONS; TERRESTRIAL SEDIMENTS; VITRINITE REFLECTANCES;

COAL; COAL INDUSTRY; ESTERS; FEEDSTOCKS; LEAKAGE (FLUID); MINING; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; OCEAN HABITATS; ORGANIC ACIDS; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; OXYGEN; SEDIMENTS;

COAL MINES;

ALKALINITY; COAL; COAL MINE; DETECTION METHOD; ESTER; TEMPERATURE EFFECT;

AUSTRALASIA; NEW ZEALAND; NORTH ISLAND; SOUTH ISLAND;

EID: 59349094459     PISSN: 01466380     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.orggeochem.2008.11.003     Document Type: Article

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