Thermal cracking ofn-octodecane and its geochemical significance

Chinese Science Bulletin

Volumn 49, Issue , 2004, Pages 79-83

  Xiong, Yongqiang ^a   Zhang, Haizhu ^a   Geng, Xinhua ^a   Geng, Ansong ^a  

^a GUANGZHOU INSTITUTE OF GEOCHEMISTRY   (China)

Author keywords

gaseous hydrocarbons; n octodecane; pyrolydsis experiment; residual liquid hydrocarbons; stable carbon isotope

Indexed keywords

EID: 80255127141     PISSN: 10016538     EISSN: 18619541     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02890457     Document Type: Article

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