Abstract

The composition of hydrocarbon gases formed by pyrolysis of residual Domanik shale kerogen at 800°C, preceded by hydrothermal treatment at 250–375°С, was studied by pyrolytic gas chromatography. Starting from the autoclave temperature of 320–325°C, the hydrothermal treatment of the shale affects the kerogen structures responsible for the formation of C2+ gases in pyrolysis at 800°C. An increase in the temperature of the shale hydrothermal treatment leads to a monotonic increase in the С1/С2+ ratio in the products of the residual kerogen pyrolysis at 800°C. The methane yield at 800°C does not correlate with the content of alkyl structures, determined in kerogen by IR spectroscopy, and the yield of С2+ gases linearly correlates with the content of alkyl structures.

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