A dataset representing the impact of aromatic nuclei on the carbon isotope of gases
Yanhong Liu,
Yingqin Wu,
Yanqing Xia,
Lantian Xing,
Chuntao Tian,
Tianzhu Lei
Affiliations
Yanhong Liu
Gansu Provincial Key Laboratory of Petroleum Resources, Institute of Geology and Geophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Lanzhou 730000, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
Yingqin Wu
Gansu Provincial Key Laboratory of Petroleum Resources, Institute of Geology and Geophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Lanzhou 730000, China
Yanqing Xia
Gansu Provincial Key Laboratory of Petroleum Resources, Institute of Geology and Geophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Lanzhou 730000, China; Corresponding author.
Lantian Xing
Gansu Provincial Key Laboratory of Petroleum Resources, Institute of Geology and Geophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Lanzhou 730000, China
Chuntao Tian
Gansu Provincial Key Laboratory of Petroleum Resources, Institute of Geology and Geophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Lanzhou 730000, China
Tianzhu Lei
Gansu Provincial Key Laboratory of Petroleum Resources, Institute of Geology and Geophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Lanzhou 730000, China
This work presents a dataset which provides information on the influence of aromatic nuclei on the carbon isotope of gases. Gases analyzed herein were obtained by pyrolysis of model compounds and kerogens. The carbon isotope of gases from paraffin cracking with and without the addition of aromatic nuclei is summarized. We also obtained carbon isotope data for the gases from different type of kerogens, which indicate the role of aromatic nuclei in the formation of natural gases from kerogen cracking. Further interpretation and discussion of these data can be found in the related research article entitled “The methylation of aromatic nuclei — I: Implications for the geochemical evolution of gas” [1]. Keywords: Aromatic nuclei, Carbon isotope, Natural gas, Pyrolysis experiment
