NMR 1 (IMAGE)

Rice University

NMR 1

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Simulation snapshots by Rice University engineers show n-heptane molecules (green) under different degrees of confinement in a polymer matrix of molecules (black), where the high viscosity polymer is a model for immature kerogen. The left panel shows molecules under extreme confinement and the right panel shows molecules that are relatively free.

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Arjun Valiya Parambathu/Rice University

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