Transformation of Petroleum in Nature

Content: 
Front Matter, Page iii
Copyright, Page iv
TRANSLATION EDITOR'S PREFACE, Pages viii-xi
FROM THE PUBLISHER OF THE RUSSIAN EDITION, Page xii
FROM THE EDITOR OF THE RUSSIAN EDITION, Pages xiii-xvi
CHAPTER I - GEOCHEMICAL TRANSFORMATION OF PETROLEUM, Pages 1-34
CHAPTER II - DEPENDENCE OF PETROLEUM PROPERTIES ON GEOLOGIC-GEOCHEMICAL CONDITIONS, Pages 35-136
CHAPTER III - PROCESSES OF SPONTANEOUS ALTERATION OF ORGANIC MATTER, Pages 137-173
CHAPTER IV - THERMODYNAMICS OF LOW TEMPERATURE TRANSFORMATION OF HYDROCARBONS, Pages 174-221
CHAPTER V - OXIDATIVE TRANSFORMATIONS OF PETROLEUM IN NATURE, Pages 222-271
CHAPTER VI - SIGNIFICANCE OF CLAYS IN THE FORMATION AND CONVERSION OF PETROLEUM IN THE EARTH'S CRUST, Pages 272-299
CHAPTER VII - THERMOCATALYTIC TRANSFORMATIONS OF HETEROGENEOUS ORGANIC COMPOUNDS, Pages 300-354
CHAPTER VIII - THERMOCATALYTIC CONVERSIONS OF HYDROCARBONS, Pages 355-400
CHAPTER IX - ORIGIN OF PETROLEUM HYDROCARBONS AND THE LAWS OF THEIR DISTRIBUTION IN THE FRACTIONS AND TYPES OF CRUDES, Pages 401-449
INDEX, Pages 451-466
OTHER TITLES IN THE SERIES IN EARTH SCIENCES, Page ibc1