Significance of Isotopically Labile Organic Hydrogen in Thermal Maturation of Organic Matter
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Isotopically labile organic hydrogen in fossil fuels occupies chemical positions that participate in isotopic exchange and in chemical reactions during thermal maturation from kerogen to bitumen, oil and gas. Carbon-bound organic hydrogen is isotopically far less exchangeable than hydrogen bound to nitrogen, oxygen, or sulfur. We explore why organic hydrogen isotope ratios express a relationship with organic nitrogen isotope ratios in kerogen at low to moderate maturity. We develop and apply ne…
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Date:
March 30, 2010
Creator:
Schimmelmann, Arndt & Mastalerz, Maria
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