Diamondoid hydrocarbons as a molecular proxy for thermal maturity and oil cracking: Geochemical models from hydrous pyrolysis

Zhibin Wei, J. Michael Moldowan, Shuichang Zhang, +5

Organic Geochemistry

Organic GeochemistryChemical EngineeringDiamondoid HydrocarbonsEngineeringDiamond-like Carbon +6

Synthesis of Higher Diamondoids and Implications for Their Formation in Petroleum

Jeremy Dahl, J. Michael Moldowan, Zhibin Wei, +6

Angewandte Chemie International Edition

Materials ScienceDiamond-like CarbonChemical EngineeringEngineeringHigher Diamondoids +9

The sulfur-isotopic compositions of benzothiophenes and dibenzothiophenes as a proxy for thermochemical sulfate reduction

Alon Amrani, Andrei Deev, Alex L. Sessions, +5

Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta

Chemical EngineeringEngineeringThermochemical Sulfate ReductionHeterocyclicSulfur-isotopic Compositions +3

Thiadiamondoids as proxies for the extent of thermochemical sulfate reduction

Zhibin Wei, Clifford C. Walters, J. Michael Moldowan, +7

Organic Geochemistry

Thermochemical Sulfate ReductionBiochemistryNatural SciencesOrganic ChemistryChemistry

Petroleum alteration by thermochemical sulfate reduction – A comprehensive molecular study of aromatic hydrocarbons and polar compounds

Clifford C. Walters, Frank C. Wang, Kuangnan Qian, +3

Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta

Chemical EngineeringEngineeringPetrochemicalPetroleum ChemistryPetroleum Alteration +6

Diamondoids and molecular biomarkers generated from modern sediments in the absence and presence of minerals during hydrous pyrolysis

Zhibin Wei, J. Michael Moldowan, Adina Paytan

Organic Geochemistry

Molecular BiomarkersEngineeringEnvironmental EngineeringHydrous PyrolysisGeology +7

Assessment of Thermal Evolution of Kerogen Geopolymers with Their Structural Parameters Measured by Solid-State ¹³C NMR Spectroscopy

Zhibin Wei, Xiuxiang Gao, Dajiang Zhang, +1

Energy & Fuels

EngineeringOrganic ChemistryKerogen GeopolymersChemistryEarth Science +16

The abundance and distribution of diamondoids in biodegraded oils from the San Joaquin Valley: Implications for biodegradation of diamondoids in petroleum reservoirs

Zhibin Wei, J. Michael Moldowan, Kenneth E. Peters, +2

Organic Geochemistry

Petroleum ReservoirsEngineeringEnvironmental EngineeringBioremediationPetroleum Geochemistry +2

The catalytic effects of minerals on the formation of diamondoids from kerogen macromolecules

Zhibin Wei, J. Michael Moldowan, Jeremy Dahl, +2

Organic Geochemistry

Catalytic EffectsKerogen MacromoleculesChemical EngineeringDiamond-like CarbonEngineering +4

Origins of Thiadiamondoids and Diamondoidthiols in Petroleum

Zhibin Wei, J. Michael Moldowan, Fred Fago, +3

Energy & Fuels

Chemical EngineeringDiamondoid DerivativesEngineeringPetroleum ChemistryPetroleum Production +6