Reducing marine and warm climate conditions during the Late Cretaceous, and their influence on organic matter enrichment in the oil shale deposits of North Jordan

2016 ◽  
Vol 165 ◽  
pp. 173-189 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mohammed Hail Hakimi ◽  
Wan Hasiah Abdullah ◽  
Mohammad Alqudah ◽  
Yousif M. Makeen ◽  
Khairul Azlan Mustapha
Keyword(s):  
Organic Matter ◽  
Late Cretaceous ◽  
Oil Shale ◽  
Warm Climate ◽  
Climate Conditions

Paleoceanographic reconstruction of the late Cretaceous oil shale of the Negev, Israel: Integration of geochemical, and stable isotope records of the organic matter

2012 ◽  
Vol 319-320 ◽  
pp. 46-57 ◽  
Author(s):  
Aya Schneider-Mor ◽  
Heiko Alsenz ◽  
Sarit Ashckenazi-Polivoda ◽  
Peter Illner ◽  
Sigal Abramovich ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Organic Matter ◽  
Stable Isotope ◽  
Late Cretaceous ◽  
Oil Shale

scholarly journals The Role of Organic Matter on Uranium Precipitation in Zoovch Ovoo, Mongolia

Minerals ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (5) ◽  
pp. 310 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dimitrios Rallakis ◽  
Raymond Michels ◽  
Marc Brouand ◽  
Olivier Parize ◽  
Michel Cathelineau
Keyword(s):  
Organic Matter ◽  
Organic Carbon ◽  
Late Cretaceous ◽  
Uranium Deposit ◽  
Vitrinite Reflectance ◽  
Driven Systems ◽  
Sem Observation ◽  
Organic Matter Type ◽  
Clay Layers

The Zoovch Ovoo uranium deposit is located in East Gobi Basin in Mongolia. It is hosted in the Sainshand Formation, a Late Cretaceous siliciclastic reservoir, in the lower part of the post-rift infilling of the Mesozoic East Gobi Basin. The Sainshand Formation corresponds to poorly consolidated medium-grained sandy intervals and clay layers deposited in fluvial-lacustrine settings. The uranium deposit is confined within a 60- to 80-m-thick siliciclastic reservoir inside aquifer driven systems, assimilated to roll-fronts. As assessed by vitrinite reflectance (%Rr < 0.4) and molecular geochemistry, the formation has never experienced significant thermal maturation. Detrital organic matter (type III and IV kerogens) is abundant in the Zoovch Ovoo depocenter. In this framework, uranium occurs as: (i) U-rich macerals without any distinguishable U-phase under SEM observation, containing up to 40 wt % U; (ii) U expressed as UO2 at the rims of large (several millimeters) macerals and (iii) U oxides partially to entirely replacing macerals, while preserving the inherited plant texture. Thus, uranium is accumulated gradually in the macerals through an organic carbon–uranium epigenization process, in respect to the maceral’s chemistry and permeability. Most macerals are rich in S and, to a lesser extent, in Fe. Frequently, Fe and S contents do not fit the stoichiometry of pyrite, although pyrite also occurs as small inclusions within the macerals. The organic matter appears thus as a major redox trap for uranium in this kind of geological setting.

scholarly journals Intergraded Applied Methodology for the Treatment of Heavy Polluted Waste Waters from Olive Oil Industries

2011 ◽  
Vol 2011 ◽  
pp. 1-14 ◽  
Author(s):  
Antonis A. Zorpas ◽  
Vassilis J. Inglezakis
Keyword(s):  
Olive Oil ◽  
Oil Production ◽  
Olive Mill Wastewater ◽  
Fenton Process ◽  
Waste Waters ◽  
Warm Climate ◽  
Climate Conditions ◽  
Integrated Method ◽  
Third Stage ◽  
Olive Mill

The annual olive oil production in Cyprus is in the range of 2700–3100 t y−1, resulting in the generation of significant amount of waste. The cocomposting of the olive oil solid residue (OOSR) and the treated wastewaters (with Fenton) from the olive oil production process with the application of reed beds has been studied as an integrated method for the treatment of wastewater containing high organic and toxic pollutants under warm climate conditions. The experimental results indicated that the olive mill wastewater (OMW) is detoxified at the end of the Fenton process. Specifically, COD is reduced up to 65% (minimum 54.32%) by the application of Fenton and another 10–28% by the application of red beds as a third stage. The final cocomposted material of OOSR with the treated olive mile wastewater (TOMW) presents optimum characteristics and is suitable for agricultural purpose.

Comparison of Organic Matter from Upper Jurassic Oil Shale of the East European Platform and the Bazhenov Formation by Molecular and Isotopic Data

2018 ◽  
Vol 480 (1) ◽  
pp. 611-614
Author(s):  
D. A. Bushnev ◽  
N. S. Burdelnaya ◽  
I. V. Goncharov ◽  
V. V. Samoylenko ◽  
M. A. Veklich
Keyword(s):  
Organic Matter ◽  
East European Platform ◽  
Oil Shale ◽  
Upper Jurassic ◽  
Isotopic Data ◽  
Bazhenov Formation ◽  
East European

Abrupt CO2 release to the atmosphere under glacial and early interglacial climate conditions

Science ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 369 (6506) ◽  
pp. 1000-1005
Author(s):  
C. Nehrbass-Ahles ◽  
J. Shin ◽  
J. Schmitt ◽  
B. Bereiter ◽  
F. Joos ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Carbon Dioxide ◽  
Intertropical Convergence Zone ◽  
Meridional Overturning Circulation ◽  
Before Present ◽  
Freshwater Input ◽  
Warm Climate ◽  
Climate Conditions ◽  
Carbon Dioxide Release ◽  
Meridional Overturning ◽  
Co2 Release

Pulse-like carbon dioxide release to the atmosphere on centennial time scales has only been identified for the most recent glacial and deglacial periods and is thought to be absent during warmer climate conditions. Here, we present a high-resolution carbon dioxide record from 330,000 to 450,000 years before present, revealing pronounced carbon dioxide jumps (CDJ) under cold and warm climate conditions. CDJ come in two varieties that we attribute to invigoration or weakening of the Atlantic meridional overturning circulation (AMOC) and associated northward and southward shifts of the intertropical convergence zone, respectively. We find that CDJ are pervasive features of the carbon cycle that can occur during interglacial climate conditions if land ice masses are sufficiently extended to be able to disturb the AMOC by freshwater input.

scholarly journals Potential Production of Carbon Gases and Their Responses to Paleoclimate Conditions: An Example From Xiaolongtan Basin, Southeast Tibetan Plateau

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gen Wang ◽  
Yongli Wang ◽  
Zhifu Wei ◽  
Zepeng Sun ◽  
Wei He ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Organic Matter ◽  
Tibetan Plateau ◽  
Low Temperature ◽  
Organic Carbon ◽  
Carbon Cycle ◽  
Higher Plants ◽  
The Tibetan Plateau ◽  
Climate Conditions ◽  
Burial Flux ◽  
Carbon Gases

Uplift of the Tibetan Plateau plays a significant and lasting role in the variations of climate conditions and global carbon cycle. However, our knowledge is limited due to the lack of long-sequence records revealing rates of CO2 and CH4 production, hampering our understanding of the relationship between paleoclimatic conditions, carbon cycling and greenhouse gas flux. Here, we present a combination of paleoclimate records and low-temperature thermal simulation results from sediments of the Xiaolongtan Basin at the southeastern margin of the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau, spanning the late Miocene (14.1 ∼ 11.6 Ma). The n-alkane-derived proxies suggested that the sources of organic matter were obviously different: a mixed source including lower organisms and terrestrial higher plants for the Dongshengqiao Formation from 14.1 to 12.6 Ma, and a predominant contribution from terrestrial higher plants for Xiaolongtan Formation between 12.6 and 11.6 Ma. The paleoclimate was generally warm and humid as reflected by the lipid biomarkers, consistent with previous studies. In addition, the carbon gases (including CO2 and hydrocarbon gases) generated by the low-temperature thermal simulation experiments indicated a production rate of CO2 and CH4 were as high as 88,000 ml/kg rock and 4,000 ml/kg rock, respectively, implying there were certain amounts of carbon gases generated and released into the atmosphere during their shallow burial stage. Besides, the calculated production rate of carbon gases and the estimated burial flux of organic carbon varied in response to the variations of paleoclimate conditions. Based on these observations, we propose that the climate conditions predominantly controlled the formation and accumulation of organic matter, which consequently affected the production of carbon gases and burial flux of organic carbon. The results presented here may provide a significant insight into the carbon cycle in the southeast of the Tibetan Plateau.

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