The comparison of biomarkers released by hydropyrolysis and Soxhlet extraction from source rocks of different maturities

Chinese Science Bulletin

Volumn 58, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 373-383

  Wu, LiangLiang ^a,b   Liao, YuHong ^a   Fang, YunXin ^a   Geng, AnSong ^a  

^a GUANGZHOU INSTITUTE OF GEOCHEMISTRY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (China)

Author keywords

Dalong Formation; hydropyrolysis; Sichuan Basin; thermal maturation

Indexed keywords

EID: 84872809856     PISSN: 10016538     EISSN: 18619541     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11434-012-5377-7     Document Type: Article

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