Molecular characterization of kerogen and its implications for determining hydrocarbon potential, organic matter sources and thermal maturity in Marcellus Shale

doi:10.1016/j.fuel.2018.04.053

Title: Molecular characterization of kerogen and its implications for determining hydrocarbon potential, organic matter sources and thermal maturity in Marcellus Shale

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Authors:: Agrawal, Vikas; Sharma, Shikha

Publication Date:: 2018-09-01

Sponsoring Org.:: USDOE

OSTI Identifier:: 1582862

Grant/Contract Number:: FE0024297; FE0004000

Resource Type:: Publisher's Accepted Manuscript

Journal Name:: Fuel

Additional Journal Information:: Journal Name: Fuel Journal Volume: 228 Journal Issue: C; Journal ID: ISSN 0016-2361

Publisher:: Elsevier

Country of Publication:: United Kingdom

Language:: English

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                    Agrawal, Vikas, and Sharma, Shikha. Molecular characterization of kerogen and its implications for determining hydrocarbon potential, organic matter sources and thermal maturity in Marcellus Shale.  United Kingdom: N. p., 2018. 
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                    Agrawal, Vikas, & Sharma, Shikha. Molecular characterization of kerogen and its implications for determining hydrocarbon potential, organic matter sources and thermal maturity in Marcellus Shale.  United Kingdom.  doi:10.1016/j.fuel.2018.04.053.

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                    Agrawal, Vikas, and Sharma, Shikha. Sat .  
        "Molecular characterization of kerogen and its implications for determining hydrocarbon potential, organic matter sources and thermal maturity in Marcellus Shale".  United Kingdom.  doi:10.1016/j.fuel.2018.04.053.

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  title        = {Molecular characterization of kerogen and its implications for determining hydrocarbon potential, organic matter sources and thermal maturity in Marcellus Shale},

  author       = {Agrawal, Vikas and Sharma, Shikha},

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  doi          = {10.1016/j.fuel.2018.04.053},

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  place        = {United Kingdom},

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  month        = {9}

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