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

Heinz Wilkes studied chemistry at the University of Hamburg. During his PhD he investigated the bacterial degradation of dibenzo-p-dioxins, dibenzofurans and other aromatic compounds. He was a research scientist at the Institute of Petroleum and Organic Geochemistry of the Research Centre Jülich and in the Organic Geochemistry Section of the German Research Centre for Geosciences in Potsdam. Since 2015 he is a Professor for Organic Geochemistry at the Carl-von-Ossietzky-University Oldenburg in the Institute for Chemistry and Biology of the Marine Environment. His research focuses 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. He is a member of the board of the European Association of Organic Geochemists.

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.-