Hydrogen isotope exchange between n-alkanes and water under hydrothermal conditions

Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta

Volumn 77, Issue , 2012, Pages 582-599

  Reeves, Eoghan P ^a,b   Seewald, Jeffrey S ^b   Sylva, Sean P ^b  

^a MIT/WHOI Joint Program in Oceanography/Applied Ocean Science and Engineering   (United States)

^b WOODS HOLE OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTITUTION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALKANE; AQUEOUS SOLUTION; HYDROGEN ISOTOPE; HYDROTHERMAL SYSTEM; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; ISOTOPIC FRACTIONATION; PHASE EQUILIBRIUM; PRESSURE EFFECT; REDOX CONDITIONS; TEMPERATURE EFFECT; TIMESCALE; WATER;

EID: 84855474292     PISSN: 00167037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gca.2011.10.008     Document Type: Article

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