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Record Nr.

UNINA9910422647603321

Titolo

Hydrocarbons, Oils and Lipids: Diversity, Origin, Chemistry and Fate / / edited by Heinz Wilkes

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2020

ISBN

3-319-90569-4

Edizione

[1st ed. 2020.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (179 illus., 94 illus. in color. eReference.)

Collana

Handbook of Hydrocarbon and Lipid Microbiology

Disciplina

576.139

Soggetti

Microbial genetics

Microbial ecology

Industrial microbiology

Environmental engineering

Biotechnology

Bioremediation

Biochemistry

Microbial Genetics

Microbial Ecology

Industrial Microbiology

Environmental Engineering/Biotechnology

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di contenuto

Part I: Structures and Properties of Hydrocarbons and Lipids -- Part II: Hydrocarbons and Lipids in the Biosphere -- Part III: Hydrocabons and Lipids in the Geosphere -- Part IV: Hydrocarbons and Lipids in the Environment.-.

Sommario/riassunto

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.