Propyl ergostanoic acids: Possible new indicator for oil biodegradation

Organic Geochemistry

Volumn 41, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 325-339

  De Lima, Sidney G ^a   Steffen, Rafael A ^b   Reis, Francisco de A M ^b   Koike, Luzia ^b   Santos Neto, Eugênio V ^c   Cerqueira, José R ^c   Lopes, José A D ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PIAUÍ   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

^c PETROBRAS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAMPOS BASIN; GC-MS-MS; GEOLOGICAL CONDITIONS; GEOLOGICAL SAMPLES; HOPANOIC ACIDS; LACUSTRINE SOURCE ROCKS; OIL BIODEGRADATION; RELATIVE ABUNDANCE; SATURATED HYDROCARBONS; SIDE CHAINS; SULFUR CONTENTS; SYSTEMATIC VARIATION;

ACIDS; CHROMATOGRAPHIC ANALYSIS; DEGRADATION; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; HYDROCARBONS; MASS SPECTROMETRY; MICROBIOLOGY; SULFUR;

BIODEGRADATION;

BIODEGRADATION; BIOMARKER; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; HYDROCARBON; LACUSTRINE DEPOSIT; MASS SPECTROMETRY; RELATIVE ABUNDANCE; RESERVOIR; SALINITY; SOURCE ROCK; STACKING; SULFUR;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; BRAZIL; CAMPOS BASIN;

EID: 77549084059     PISSN: 01466380     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.orggeochem.2009.12.013     Document Type: Article

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