Geol.808           INSTRUMENTAL TECHNIQUES IN ORGANIC GEOCHEMISTRY       (3.C.H)

Analytical techniques, gas analyses, oil density, Carl Fischer Water Content, TOC, CHNS analysis, rock-eval pyrolysis, FTIR analysis, soxhelt solvent extraction of rocks, bulk composition of deasphaltened oils or rock extracts, rotoevaporator fluid distillation, topping, asphaltene precipitation, liquid chromatographic separation of deasphaltened oils or rock extracts, GC and GC-MS analysis of natural gas, whole fluid, oil, saturated hydrocarbon fraction, aromatic hydrocarbon fraction, HPLC analysis of aromatic hydrocarbon fraction, kerogen analyses, thermal extraction and temperature-programmed pyrolysis-GC, kerogen isolation, maturity evaluation using transmitted light, vitrinite reflectance measurements, maceral description in reflected light.

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