C14–22 n-Alkanes in Soil from the Freetown Layered Intrusion, Sierra Leone: Products of Pt Catalytic Breakdown of Natural Longer Chain n-Alkanes?

C14–22 n-Alkanes in Soil from the Freetown Layered Intrusion, Sierra Leone: Products of Pt Catalytic Breakdown of Natural Longer Chain n-Alkanes?

Soil above a platinum-group element (PGE)-bearing horizon within the Freetown Layered Intrusion, Sierra Leone, contains anomalous concentrations of n-alkanes (CnH2n+2) in the range C14 to C22 not readily attributable to an algal or lacustrine origin. Longer chain n-alkanes (C23 to C31) in the soil w...

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Main Authors: John F. W. Bowles, Jessica H. Bowles, Andrew P. Giże
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2018-03-01
Series:Minerals
Subjects:
n-alkanes
platinum
catalyst
soil
humic acid
Freetown intrusion
Sierra Leone
Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2075-163X/8/3/105

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