An improved measure of the odd-even predominance in the normal alkanes of sediment extracts and petroleum

1970/05/01 by E.S Scalan, J.E Smith, James Edward Smith · 466 citations
Chemistry · Engineering · Environmental Science · Mathematics · #Alkane #Alkyl #Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics #Biology #Carbon chain #Carbon fibers #Carbon number #Chemistry #Computer science #Function (biology) #Geology #Homologous series #Hydrocarbon #Hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis #Mathematics #Measure (data warehouse) #Organic chemistry #Paleontology #Petroleum #Petroleum Processing and Analysis #Series (stratigraphy)

paper · doi:10.1016/0016-7037(70)90019-0

published in Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta 34(5), 611-620 (Elsevier BV)

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