A kinetic model of stable carbon isotope ratios in gaseous hydrocarbons generated from thermal cracking of n-tetracosane and its application to the Tarim Basin

Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering

Volumn 70, Issue 1-2, 2010, Pages 44-51

  Jin, Y B ^a,b   Wilkins, R W T ^c   Tang, Y C ^d  

^a SOUTH CHINA SEA INSTITUTE OF OCEANOLOGY   (China)

^b GUANGZHOU INSTITUTE OF GEOCHEMISTRY   (China)

^c CSIRO   (Australia)

^d CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

carbon isotopic kinetics; crude oil cracking gas; heavy hydrocarbon gas; n tetracosane; Tarim Basin

Indexed keywords

CRUDE OIL; HEAVY HYDROCARBONS; N-TETRACOSANE; TARIM BASIN;

CRACKING (CHEMICAL); CRUDE PETROLEUM; ETHANE; EXPLORATORY GEOCHEMISTRY; GAS INDUSTRY; GEOLOGIC MODELS; ISOTOPES; METHANE; NATURAL GAS; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; PROPANE;

GASES;

CARBON ISOTOPE; CRACKING; CRUDE OIL; ETHANE; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; GEOCHEMISTRY; HYDROCARBON; ISOTOPIC FRACTIONATION; ISOTOPIC RATIO; METHANE; NATURAL GAS; PROPANE; REACTION KINETICS; STABLE ISOTOPE; TEMPERATURE EFFECT;

CHINA; TARIM BASIN; XINJIANG UYGUR;

EID: 72549113003     PISSN: 09204105     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.petrol.2009.08.013     Document Type: Article

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