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Definition of Kerogens
1. kerogen [n] - See also: kerogen
Lexicographical Neighbors of Kerogens
Literary usage of Kerogens
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Exploring Organic Environments in the Solar System by National Research Council (U.S.) (2007)
"kerogens—A family of chemical compounds that make up a portion of the organic
... When heated, hydrogen-rich kerogens yield crude oil and hydrogen-poor ..."
2. Opportunity 2000: Creative Affirmative Action Strategies for a Changing (1988)
"The rubble is then ignited underground, producing the heat needed to convert the
kerogens to shale oil. The true in situ method is best suited to thin shale ..."
3. Preventing the Forward Contamination of Mars by National Research Council (U.S.). Committee on Preventing the Forward Contamination of Mars, National Research Council (U.S.). Space Studies Board, National Research Council (U.S.). Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences (2006)
"The organics identified in martian meteorites include polycyclic aromatic
hydrocarbons (PAHs) and kerogens. some of which exhibit 13C/12C ratios similar to ..."
4. Fluid Flow Through Faults and Fractures in Argillaceous Formations by Nuclear Energy Agency (1998)
"Leaner quality source rocks bearing type III kerogens expell petroleum in gaseous
solution. Expulsion efficiencies vary widely and evolve with maturity ..."
5. American Fuels by Raymond Foss Bacon, William Allen Hamor (1922)
"... kerogens,1 but in the Western States they are generally low in nitrogen-content,
while in New Brunswick, for instance, the oil shale is highly ..."
6. The Technical Examination of Crude Petroleum, Petroleum Products and Natural by William Allen Hamor, Fred Warde Padgett (1920)
"... THE EXAMINATION OF PETROLE kerogens, but in the Western States they are
generally low in nitrogen-content; while in the eastern Canadian provinces the ..."
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