Inadequate separation of saturate and monoaromatic hydrocarbons in crude oils and rock extracts by alumina column chromatography

Chunqing Jiang, Maowen Li, Adri C.T. Van Duin

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Abstract

The distributions of alkylbenzenes, alkyltoluenes and aryl isoprenoid hydrocarbons in rock extracts and related oils obtained using different fractionation procedures were compared. The application of the modified Later method could result in severely biased distortion of monoaromatic hydrocarbon distributions. The inadequate separation of saturated and monoaromatic hydrocarbons could lead to erroneous geochemical interpretations.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)751-756
Number of pages6
JournalOrganic Geochemistry
Volume31
Issue number7-8
DOIs
StatePublished - Jul 2000

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Geochemistry and Petrology

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