The Lille-Blokker model – an excellent tool to describe the structure of kukersite

• Published in: Oil shale (Tallinn, Estonia : 1984) Vol. 40; no. 3; pp. 234 - 243
• Main Authors: Mets, B, Kaldas, K, Uustalu, J M, Lopp, M
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Tallinn Estonian Academy Publishers 01.09.2023; Teaduste Akadeemia Kirjastus (Estonian Academy Publishers)
• Subjects: 20th century; Carbon; chemical trans­ formation; Chromatography; Fatty acids; Hydrocarbons; Innovations; Kerogen; kukersite; Mass spectrometry; New technology; Oil shale; Oil-shales; Organic matter; Oxidation; Potassium; Scientific imaging; Sedimentary rocks; Shale oils; structural model; Structural models; Technology application; thermal processing; Estonia

The structure of kukersite organic matter has been a matter of scientific investigation and disputes over a hundred years. When considering the publications on the subject the authors of the current article concluded that the structure of kukersite is well described by a model proposed independently...