Carbon and hydrogen isotopic compositions of products of open-system catalytic hydrogenation of CO2: Implications for abiogenic hydrocarbons in Earth's crust

Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta

Volumn 74, Issue 21, 2010, Pages 6112-6125

  Taran, Y A ^a   Kliger, G A ^b   Cienfuegos, E ^a   Shuykin, A N ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

^b RUSSIAN ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON ISOTOPE; CATALYSIS; CRUST; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; HYDROCARBON; HYDROGEN ISOTOPE; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; ISOTOPIC FRACTIONATION;

EID: 77956871165     PISSN: 00167037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gca.2010.08.012     Document Type: Article

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