• Title of article

    The thermal stability of methane from 600 to 1000°C

  • Author/Authors

    William M. Sackett، نويسنده ,

  • Issue Information
    روزنامه با شماره پیاپی سال 1995
  • Pages
    4
  • From page
    403
  • To page
    406
  • Abstract
    Half-times for the thermal decomposition of methane are 108, 34 and 4 h, respectively, for 800, 900 and 1000°C. This demonstrated stability of methane and the non-exchangibility of its carbon isotopes with CO2 at 700°C lends credibility to the pyrolysis-carbon isotope method for determining the thermal maturity of kerogen.
  • Keywords
    thermal decomposition of methane , CH.-CO , carbon isotope exchange , kerogen thermalmaturity
  • Journal title
    Organic Geochemistry
  • Serial Year
    1995
  • Journal title
    Organic Geochemistry
  • Record number

    752171