Stability and hydrogenation of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons during hydropyrolysis (HyPy) - Relevance for high maturity organic matter

Organic Geochemistry

Volumn 86, Issue , 2015, Pages 45-54

  Grotheer, Hendrik ^a   Robert, Aileen M ^a,b   Greenwood, Paul F ^a,b   Grice, Kliti ^a  

^a CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Analytical; Coronene; Hydrogen; HyPy; Kerogen; Perylene; Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons; Pyrene; Pyrolysis; Thermal maturity

Indexed keywords

AROMATIC COMPOUNDS; AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS; AROMATIZATION; HYDROCARBONS; HYDROGEN; HYDROGENATION; KEROGEN; OIL SHALE; PYRENE; PYROLYSIS;

ANALYTICAL; CORONENE; HYPY; PERYLENES; THERMAL MATURITY;

POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS;

CATALYSIS; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); FREEZE DRYING; HYDROGEN; ORGANIC MATTER; PAH; PYRENE; PYROLYSIS; TEMPERATURE EFFECT;

EID: 84937032588     PISSN: 01466380     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.orggeochem.2015.06.007     Document Type: Article

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