First stoichiometric model of oil biodegradation in natural petroleum systems. Part I - The BioClass 0D approach

Organic Geochemistry

Volumn 41, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 1156-1170

  Haeseler, Frank ^a   Behar, Françoise ^a   Garnier, Dominique ^a   Chenet, Pierre Yves ^b  

^a IFP ENERGIES NOUVELLES   (France)

^b BEICIP FRANLAB   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BASIC CONCEPTS; BIODEGRADATION RATE; BIODEGRADED OIL; CHEMICAL CHANGE; CHEMICAL CLASS; CONCEPTUAL MODEL; CRITICAL FACTORS; CYCLO-ALKANES; DYNAMIC COUPLINGS; GEOLOGICAL PARAMETERS; HYDROCARBON BIODEGRADATION; HYDROCARBON LOSS; ISOALKANES; METAL CONCENTRATIONS; METHANOGENIC CONDITION; MODEL COMPOUND; OIL BIODEGRADATION; OIL COMPOSITION; OIL SAMPLES; PETROLEUM SYSTEMS; RESIDENCE TIME; RESIDUAL OIL; STOICHIOMETRIC EQUATION; SULFATE REDUCING; TOTAL HYDROCARBONS; WILLISTON BASIN;

DEGRADATION; FORECASTING; MICROBIOLOGY; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; PARAFFINS; SIMULATORS;

BIODEGRADATION;

BIODEGRADATION; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; DENITRIFICATION; METHANOGENESIS; MODEL VALIDATION; NUMERICAL MODEL; PETROLEUM; RESIDENCE TIME; STOICHIOMETRY; SULFATE;

BRAZIL; CANADA; POTIGUAR BASIN; RIO GRANDE DO NORTE; WILLISTON BASIN;

EID: 77956470205     PISSN: 01466380     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.orggeochem.2010.05.019     Document Type: Article

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