Petroleum Chemistry, Vol.44, No.4, 227-237, 2004
Generation of sedimentary organic matter and petroleum components with participation of hydrothermal processes in the Earth's crust
A regular correlation between the phenomena of consecutive transformations of lipids from microorganisms into sedimentary organic matter and petroleum compounds, in which hydrothermal processes in the Earth's crust play a part, is theoretically substantiated and experimentally verified.