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The gas-phase reactions required to overcome kinetic barriers to CH4 production will be inhibited at greater crustal thicknesses.
“In addition, the gas-phase reactions required to overcome kinetic barriers to CH4 production will be inhibited at greater crustal thicknesses (44).”
From Disequilibrium biosignatures over Earth history and implications for detecting exoplanet life (2018) · cites this paper as [44]
Hydrothermal alteration of crustal mafic rocks (serpentinization) produces H2, followed by Fischer-Tropsch type (FTT) synthesis.
“A much discussed scenario for abiotic methane generation is through hydrothermal alteration of crustal mafic rocks (serpentinization), which produces H2, followed by Fischer-Tropsch type (FTT) synthesis.”
From Disequilibrium biosignatures over Earth history and implications for detecting exoplanet life (2018) · cites this paper as [44]
Evidence from field studies suggests that abiotic methane is generated in some hydrothermal systems.
“Although evidence from field studies suggests that abiotic methane is generated in some hydrothermal systems (44, 50), laboratory experiments typically find very low methane yields from FTT synthesis from olivine.”
From Disequilibrium biosignatures over Earth history and implications for detecting exoplanet life (2018) · cites this paper as [44]
It is unlikely that gas-phase reactions would occur at great depth in the crust.
“but it is unlikely that gas-phase reactions would occur at great depth in the crust (44).”
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- Authors
- Fiebig, J., Woodland, A. B., Spangenberg, J., & Oschmann, W.
- Affiliations
- Goethe University Frankfurt (DE)
- University of Lausanne (CH)
- Corresponding author
- Fiebig, Jens
- Venue
- Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV
- Published
- 2007-06
- Volume
- 71
- Issue
- 12
- Pages
- 3028-3039
- ISSN
- 0016-7037 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W1982245697
- Cited by
- 107
- References
- 67
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- FWCI
- 3.19
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta (publishedVersion)
- IRIS (submittedVersion)
- SERVAL (Université de Lausanne) (submittedVersion)
- Topics
- Physical Sciences › Physics and Astronomy › Astronomy and Astrophysics › Origins and Evolution of Life
- Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Environmental Chemistry › Methane Hydrates and Related Phenomena
- Physical Sciences › Earth and Planetary Sciences › Geophysics › Geological and Geochemical Analysis
- Keywords
- CO2 reduction, carbon isotopes, origin of life, prebiotic chemistry, methane flux
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