Novel C15 sesquiterpanes in Niger Delta oils: Structural identification and potential application as new markers of angiosperm input in light oils

Organic Geochemistry

Volumn 40, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 595-603

  Nytoft, Hans Peter ^a   Samuel, Olukayode James ^b   Kildahl Andersen, Geir ^c   Johansen, Jon Eigill ^c   Jones, Martin ^d  

^a GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF DENMARK AND GREENLAND   (Denmark)

^b Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria Limited   (Nigeria)

^c CHIRON AS   (Norway)

^d NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FUNCTIONALIZED; HIGHER PLANTS; INDONESIA; JET FUELS; JURASSIC; MARINE OIL; MASS SPECTRUM; NEW ZEALAND; NIGER DELTAS; NIGERIA; OLEANANE; POTENTIAL APPLICATIONS; SESQUITERPANES; SOURCE ROCKS; STRUCTURAL IDENTIFICATIONS; THAILAND; VIET NAM;

MASS SPECTROMETRY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; PHOTODEGRADATION;

FUEL OILS;

ANGIOSPERM; CRETACEOUS; DEGRADATION; EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; TERTIARY;

AFRICA; NIGER DELTA; NIGERIA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WEST AFRICA;

EMBRYOPHYTA; MAGNOLIOPHYTA;

EID: 67349117101     PISSN: 01466380     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.orggeochem.2009.02.003     Document Type: Article

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