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Ralf Littke is affiliated with RWTH Aachen University in Germany, contributing extensively to the fields of engineering and earth and planetary sciences.

Their research work primarily covers topics including:

  • Hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis
  • Geochemistry and geologic mapping
  • Methane hydrates and related phenomena
  • Petroleum processing and analysis
  • Coal properties and utilization
  • Hydraulic fracturing and reservoir analysis
  • Atmospheric and environmental gas dynamics

Littke's main fields of study are engineering, with 142 publications, and earth and planetary sciences, with 69 publications. The subfields of their work include:

  • Mechanics of materials
  • Ocean engineering
  • Artificial intelligence
  • Environmental chemistry
  • Geology

Their publication record includes a number of recent papers, notable among them:

  • "Depositional environment, thermal maturity and shale oil potential of the Cretaceous Qingshankou Formation in the eastern Changling Sag, Songliao Basin, China: An integrated organic and inorganic geochemistry approach," 2020, International Journal of Coal Geology
  • "Paleo-depositional environment, origin and characteristics of organic matter of the Triassic Chang 7 Member of the Yanchang Formation throughout the mid-western part of the Ordos Basin, China," 2020, International Journal of Coal Geology
  • "Stress sensitivity of porosity and permeability of Cobourg limestone," 2020, Engineering Geology
  • "Depositional environment and thermal maturity of the coal-bearing Longtan Shale in southwest Guizhou, China: Implications for shale gas resource potential," 2020, International Journal of Coal Geology
  • "Methanogenic conversion of hydrogen to methane in reservoir rocks: An experimental study of microbial activity in water-filled pore space," 2023, International Journal of Hydrogen Energy

Littke frequently publishes in the following venues:

  • International Journal of Coal Geology
  • Marine and Petroleum Geology
  • 30th International Meeting on Organic Geochemistry (IMOG 2021)
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • International Journal of Earth Sciences

The scientist collaborates regularly with several coauthors, including:

  • Sebastian Grohmann
  • Alireza Baniasad
  • Laura Zieger
  • Garri Gaus
  • Linda Burnaz

Best Publications

  • The molecularly-uncharacterized component of nonliving organic matter in natural environments

    JI Hedges;G Eglinton;PG Hatcher;DL Kirchman

  • Geological controls on the methane storage capacity in organic-rich shales

    Matus Gasparik;Pieter Bertier;Yves Gensterblum;Amin Ghanizadeh

  • Methane and carbon dioxide adsorption–diffusion experiments on coal: upscaling and modeling

    Andreas Busch;Yves Gensterblum;Bernhard M. Krooss;Ralf Littke

  • BIB-SEM study of the pore space morphology in early mature Posidonia Shale from the Hils area, Germany

    Jop Klaver;Guillaume Desbois;Janos L. Urai;Ralf Littke

  • Evolution patterns of radiolaria and organic matter variations: A new approach to identify sea-level changes in mid-Cretaceous pelagic environments

    Jochen Erbacher;Jürgen Thurow;Ralf Littke

  • Polyphase thermal evolution in the Infra-Cambrian Ara Group (South Oman Salt Basin) as deduced by maturity of solid reservoir bitumen

    Johannes Schoenherr;Ralf Littke;Janos L. Urai;Peter A. Kukla

  • BIB-SEM characterization of pore space morphology and distribution in postmature to overmature samples from the Haynesville and Bossier Shales

    Jop Klaver;Guillaume Desbois;Ralf Littke;Janos L. Urai

  • Occurrence and alteration of organic contaminants in seepage and leakage water from a waste deposit landfill

    Jan Schwarzbauer;Sabine Heim;Sabine Brinker;Ralf Littke

  • Generation of nitrogen and methane from sedimentary organic matter: implications on the dynamics of natural gas accumulations

    B.M. Krooss;R. Littke;B. Müller;J. Frielingsdorf

  • Gas breakthrough experiments on pelitic rocks: comparative study with N2, CO2 and CH4

    A. Hildenbrand;S. Schlömer;B. M. Krooss;R. Littke

  • Water column anoxia, enhanced productivity and concomitant changes in δ13C and δ34S across the Frasnian–Famennian boundary (Kowala — Holy Cross Mountains/Poland)

    Michael M Joachimski;Christian Ostertag-Henning;Richard D Pancost;Harald Strauss

  • Experimental investigation of the CO2 sealing efficiency of caprocks

    J. Wollenweber;S. Alles;Andreas Busch;Bernhard M. Krooss

  • Experimental study of fluid transport processes in the matrix system of the European organic-rich shales: II. Posidonia Shale (Lower Toarcian, northern Germany)

    Amin Ghanizadeh;Alexandra Amann-Hildenbrand;Matus Gasparik;Yves Gensterblum

  • Quantification of loss of calcite, pyrite, and organic matter due to weathering of Toarcian black shales and effects on kerogen and bitumen characteristics

    R Littke;U Klussmann;B Krooss;D Leythaeuser

  • Optical thermal maturity parameters and organic geochemical alteration at low grade diagenesis to anchimetamorphism: A review

    Christoph Hartkopf-Fröder;Peter Königshof;Ralf Littke;Jan Schwarzbauer

  • Organic matter maturation under the influence of a deep intrusive heat source: A natural experiment for quantitation of hydrocarbon generation and expulsion from a petroleum source rock (Toarcian shale, northern Germany)

    J Rullkötter;D Leythaeuser;B Horsfield;R Littke

  • Evolution of Barnett Shale organic carbon structure and nanostructure with increasing maturation

    Maria-Fernanda Romero-Sarmiento;Jean-Noël Rouzaud;Sylvain Bernard;Damien Deldicque

  • Molecular Nitrogen in Natural Gas Accumulations: Generation from Sedimentary Organic Matter at High Temperatures

    Ralf Littke;Bernhard M. Krooss;Erdem F. Idiz;Juergen Frielingsdorf

  • Modelling isotope fractionation during primary cracking of natural gas: a reaction kinetic approach

    Bernhard Cramer;Bernhard M. Krooss;Ralf Littke

  • Thermal History of Sedimentary Basins

    M. N. Yalçin;M. N. Yalçin;R. Littke;R. F. Sachsenhofer

Frequent Co-Authors

Bernhard M. Krooss
Bernhard M. Krooss RWTH Aachen University
János Urai
János Urai RWTH Aachen University
Jan Schwarzbauer
Jan Schwarzbauer RWTH Aachen University
Ruediger Stein
Ruediger Stein University of Bremen
Jürgen Rullkötter
Jürgen Rullkötter Carl von Ossietzky University of Oldenburg
Detlev Leythaeuser
Detlev Leythaeuser University of Cologne
Andreas Busch
Andreas Busch Heriot-Watt University
Harald Strauss
Harald Strauss University of Münster
Heinz Wilkes
Heinz Wilkes Carl von Ossietzky University of Oldenburg

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