Kochu Baby, Manjooran S; Dr.Kuriakose, A P(Cochin University of Science and Technology, April 15, 1998)
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Abstract:
Petroleum, a mixture of organic compounds, comes from
underground rock formations ranging in age from ten to several
hundred million years. The process by which it is formed and
developed is not yet completely known. Studies indicate that petroleum
is formed mainly from microscopic-sized marine animals and plants.
When these organisms died in water of low oxygen content, they
did not decompose. Thus their remains sank to the bottom to
be buried under accumulations of sediment. Their conversion to petroleum remains a subject of research even today.
Description:
Department of Polymer Science and Rubber Technology,
Cochin University of Science and Technology