| Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5161430 | Organic Geochemistry | 2016 | 56 Pages |
Abstract
Hydropyrolysis, thermal degradation in the presence of high pressure hydrogen and a Mo catalyst, results in the cleavage of saturated and aromatic asphaltene moieties comprising the asphaltene that are then available for typical biomarker analysis using gas chromatography-mass spectrometry and other approaches. These degradation products include biomarker compounds useful for making genetic correlations among samples, age dating, providing estimates of thermal maturity and deconvoluting mixtures of oils.
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Authors
Lloyd R. Snowdon, John K. Volkman, Zhirong Zhang, Guoliang Tao, Peng Liu,