Organic matter (OM)-hosted pores are important constituents of the pore system of black
shales and play a crucial role in determining their methane adsorption capacity and porosity …

The commercial exploitation of unconventional petroleum resources (eg, shale oil/gas and
tight oil/gas) has drastically changed the global energy structure within the past two …

In this study, to clarify the role of water during thermal maturation on organic porosity
evolution, pore structure characteristics of the Qingshankou shale (type I kerogen) were …

Silver nanoparticles-decorated Preyssler functionalized cellulose biocomposite (PC/AgNPs)
was prepared and fully characterized by FTIR, UV–vis, SEM, and TEM techniques. The …

Shale diagenesis controls the generation, migration and accumulation of hydrocarbons
through time and has become a frontier area of study in the fields of sedimentology and …

Both the characteristics of lithofacies and tectonic movements are important factors in
controlling the development, destruction, and preservation of pores in shale reservoirs …

Shale gas resources in China are abundant with the marine shales accounting for the
largest proportion, ie 13× 10 12 m 3. The Wufeng-Longmaxi Shale system deposited across …

Many of those assessing geochemical data have taken a “cookbook” approach to
interpretation. Such an approach generally does not take into consideration the limitations of …

With the increase of mining depth, the complex burial conditions enhance the chemical and
physical heterogeneity of deep-burial coal. The accurate characterization of the nanopore …

Natural bitumens consist of many molecules whose chemical composition depends on the
oilfield and determines the physicochemical properties of the bitumens as materials. Infrared …