Experimentally determined pressure effect on vitrinite reflectance at 450°C

International Journal of Coal Geology

Volumn 92, Issue , 2012, Pages 69-81

  Le Bayon, Ronan ^a   Adam, Christian ^a   Ferreiro Mählmann, Rafael ^a  

^a DARMSTADT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Confined maturation; Experimental maturation; Heat up effect; Heating time effect; Kinetics; Organic matter maturation; Pressure effect; Telinite; Vitrinite reflectance

Indexed keywords

CONFINED MATURATION; EXPERIMENTAL MATURATION; HEAT-UP; HEATING TIME EFFECT; TELINITE; VITRINITE REFLECTANCE;

BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; ENZYME KINETICS; INTEGRAL EQUATIONS; KINETIC THEORY; KINETICS; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; RATE CONSTANTS; REFLECTION;

PRESSURE EFFECTS;

EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; GRAPHITIZATION; HEATING; KINETICS; MATURATION; ORGANIC MATTER; PRESSURE; TEMPERATURE; VITRINITE;

CUPRESSUS;

EID: 84857120139     PISSN: 01665162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.coal.2011.12.007     Document Type: Article

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