Variation in abundance and distribution of diamondoids during oil cracking

Organic Geochemistry

Volumn 47, Issue , 2012, Pages 1-8

  Fang, Chenchen ^a   Xiong, Yongqiang ^a   Liang, Qianyong ^a   Li, Yun ^a  

^a GUANGZHOU INSTITUTE OF GEOCHEMISTRY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIAMONDOIDS; DRY GAS; GC-MS-MS; GOOD CORRELATIONS; HIGH CONCENTRATION; HIGH THERMAL; HIGHLY SENSITIVE; MATURITY INDICES; OIL CRACKING; QUADRUPOLE MASS SPECTROMETRY; THERMAL MATURITY; WET GAS;

GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; MASS SPECTROMETRY;

POPULATION DISTRIBUTION;

ABUNDANCE; CORRELATION; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; MASS SPECTROMETRY; NANOTECHNOLOGY; ORGANIC MATTER; PETROLEUM; THERMAL MATURITY;

EID: 84860553914     PISSN: 01466380     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.orggeochem.2012.03.003     Document Type: Article

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