New insights into the origin of perylene in geological samples

New insights into the origin of perylene in geological samples

The origin of the polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAH) perylene in sediments and petroleum has been a matter of continued debate. Reported to occur in Phanerozoic organic matter (OM), fossil crinoids and tropical termite mounds, its mechanism of formation remains unclear. While a combustion source...

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Main Authors: Grice, Kliti, Lu, H., Atahan, P., Asif, Muhammad, Hallman, Christian, Greenwood, Paul, Maslen, E., Tulipani, S., Williford, Kenneth, Dodson, J.
Format: Journal Article
Published: Pergamon-Elsevier Science Ltd 2009
Subjects:
polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon
perylene
geological samples
sediments
petroleum
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/36988

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