Kerogen is solid, insoluble organic matter in sedimentary rocks. It consists of a variety of organic materials, including dead plants, algae, and other microorganisms, that have been compressed and heated by geological processes. All the kerogen on earth is estimated to contain 10 16 tons of carbon. This makes it the most abundant source of ...

Kerogen, complex waxy mixture of hydrocarbon compounds that is the primary organic component of oil shale. Kerogen consists mainly of paraffin hydrocarbons, though the solid mixture also incorporates nitrogen and sulfur.

2022年2月9日 · The following descriptions of kerogen types indicate their biological input, stratigraphy, and depositional processes that control their oil-generative properties. Kerogen types are defined on H/C and O/C values (or HI and OI from Rock-Eval).

Kerogen has a high molecular weight relative to tar sand bitumen and is generally insoluble in typical organic solvents. There are four main types of kerogen, known as Types I, II, III, and IV. Type I Kerogen (Lacustrine Algal)

Kerogen is defined as hydrocarbons that are insoluble in normal solvents, such as carbon tetrachloride, but which yield liquid or gaseous petroleum when heated. Chemically, kerogen includes a range of complex hydrocarbons, with traces of many other elements, including sulphur, nitrogen, and various radioactive and heavy metals.

Kerogen is defined as the fraction of large chemical aggregates in sedimentary organic matter that is insoluble in solvents (in contrast, the fraction that is soluble in organic solvents is called bitumen). Kerogen represents about 90% of the organic carbon in sediments.

2018年1月1日 · Kerogen is solid-phase, macromolecular organic matter that occurs in sedimentary rocks and is insoluble in common organic solvents.

2025年3月10日 · What is Kerogen? Kerogen is defined as the organic material in sedimentary rocks that is insoluble in organic solvents because of the huge molecular weight of its component compounds. The soluble portion is known as bitumen.

The term kerogen will be used here to designate the organic constituent of the sedimentary rocks that is neither soluble in aqueous alkaline solvents nor in the common organic solvents. This is the most frequent acceptance of the term kerogen, and results from a...

2024年4月16日 · Kerogen is the portion of naturally occurring organic matter that is non-extractable using organic solvents i.e. it is insoluble in solvents. Kerogen represents about 90% of the organic carbon in sediments.