Origin and distribution of thiophenes and furans in gas discharges from active volcanoes and geothermal systems

International Journal of Molecular Sciences

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 1434-1457

  Tassi, Franco ^a,b   Montegrossi, Giordano ^b   Capecchiacci, Francesco ^a   Vaselli, Orlando ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

^b SEZIONE DI FIRENZE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Furans; Geothermal fluids; Heteroaromatics; Thiophenes; Volcanic fluids

Indexed keywords

ALKADIENE; ALKENE; AROMATIC COMPOUND; FURAN DERIVATIVE; HALIDE; HYDROGEN SULFIDE; RADICAL; THIOPHENE DERIVATIVE; VOLATILE AGENT;

ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; GEOTHERMAL ENERGY; HIGH TEMPERATURE; ITALY; METHYLATION; SOUTH AND CENTRAL AMERICA; SYNTHESIS; VOLCANO;

FURANS; GEOTHERMAL FLUIDS; HETEROAROMATICS; THIOPHENES; VOLCANIC FLUIDS;

CARBON DIOXIDE; CHROMATOGRAPHY, GAS; FURANS; GASES; HYDROGEN SULFIDE; THIOPHENES; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; VOLCANIC ERUPTIONS;

EID: 77951925794     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14220067     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/ijms11041434     Document Type: Article

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