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Hydrocarbons, Oils and Lipids: Diversity, Origin, Chemistry and Fate

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  • Explores structural diversity and properties of important types of hydrocarbons and lipids
  • Examines occurrence, biosynthesis and biological functions of hydrocarbons and lipids
  • Discusses the environmental context both from a bio- as well as the geoscience perspective
  • Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

Part of the book series: Handbook of Hydrocarbon and Lipid Microbiology (HHLM)

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Table of contents (31 entries)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xx
  2. Structures and Properties of Hydrocarbons and Lipids

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
    2. Gas Hydrates: Formation, Structures, and Properties

      • Judith Maria Schicks
      Pages 81-95
  3. Hydrocarbons and Lipids in the Biosphere

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 97-97
    2. Plant Cuticular Waxes: Composition, Function, and Interactions with Microorganisms

      • Viktoria Valeska Zeisler-Diehl, Wilhelm Barthlott, Lukas Schreiber
      Pages 123-138
    3. Biosynthesis of the Plant Cuticle

      • Jérôme Joubès, Frédéric Domergue
      Pages 139-157
    4. Lipids of Geochemical Interest in Microalgae

      • John K. Volkman
      Pages 159-191
    5. Cuticular Hydrocarbons and Pheromones of Arthropods

      • Gary J. Blomquist, Claus Tittiger, Russell Jurenka
      Pages 213-244
    6. Lipidomic Analysis of Lower Organisms

      • Tomáš Řezanka, Irena Kolouchová, Lucia Gharwalová, Andrea Palyzová, Karel Sigler
      Pages 245-266
  4. Hydrocabons and Lipids in the Geosphere

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 267-267
    2. Composition and Properties of Petroleum

      • R. Paul Philp
      Pages 269-310
    3. Petroleomics

      • Clifford C. Walters, Meytal B. Higgins
      Pages 311-337
    4. The Origin of Organic Sulphur Compounds and Their Impact on the Paleoenvironmental Record

      • Ilya Kutuzov, Yoav O. Rosenberg, Andrew Bishop, Alon Amrani
      Pages 355-408
    5. History of Life from the Hydrocarbon Fossil Record

      • Clifford C. Walters, Kenneth E. Peters, J. Michael Moldowan
      Pages 409-443
    6. Phospholipids as Life Markers in Geological Habitats

      • Kai Mangelsdorf, Cornelia Karger, Klaus-G. Zink
      Pages 445-473

About this book

This book describes the structural features and properties of important types of hydrocarbons and lipids and gives an overview of their analytical characterization in biological and environmental matrices. It covers the occurrence, biosynthesis and biological functions of these compound types in diverse organisms including bacteria and archaea, algae, higher plants and arthropods. It examines their distribution in the geosphere and fundamental processes controlling the fate of fossil organic matter. Finally, it addresses important aspects of their environmental chemistry and transfer processes between different compartments of bio- and geosphere.


Hydrocarbons and lipids comprise extremely diverse organic compounds that play fundamental roles in biosphere and geosphere. They represent important functional components in all living organisms and constitute a major fraction of fossil organic matter in sedimentary systems.


All chapters are written by renowned experts in the respective fields.



Editors and Affiliations

  • Organic Geochemistry, Institute for Chemistry and Biology of the Marine Environment (ICBM), Carl von Ossietzky University, Oldenburg, Germany

    Heinz Wilkes

About the editor



Heinz Wilkes studied chemistry at the University of Hamburg. During his Ph.D., he investigated the bacterial degradation of dibenzo-p-dioxins, dibenzofurans, and other aromatic compounds. He was a Research Scientist in the Institute of Petroleum and Organic Geochemistry at the Research Centre Jülich and in the Organic Geochemistry Section at the German Research Centre for Geosciences in Potsdam. Since 2015, he is a Full Professor of Organic Geochemistry at Carl von Ossietzky University of Oldenburg in the Institute for Chemistry and Biology of the Marine Environment where he is responsible for the B.Sc. program in Environmental Sciences. His research has focused on molecular mechanisms of biogeochemical key reactions and metabolic pathways in microorganisms; the origin, fate, and transformation of hydrocarbons and petroleum in the environment and in the geosphere; and the reconstruction of past environments and climates using organic-geochemical proxy parameters. For many years he has been particularly interested in elucidating degradation pathways of hydrocarbons in anaerobic bacteria. He has published more than 120 articles in peer-reviewed journals and books. Since 2015, he is a Member of the Board ofthe European Association of Organic Geochemists.







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