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Hydrocarbons in Hydrothermal Vent Fluids: The Role of Chromium-Bearing Catalysts
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Fischer-Tropsch type (FTT) synthesis has long been proposed to account for the existence of hydrocarbons in hydrothermal fluids. We show that iron- and chromium-bearing minerals catalyze the abiotic formation of hydrocarbons. In addition to production of methane (CH 4aq), we report abiotic generation of ethane (C 2 H 6aq) and propane (C 3 H 8aq) by mineral-catalyzed hydrothermal reactions at 390°Cand 400 bars. Results suggest that the chromium component in ultramafic rocks could be an important factor for FTT synthesis during water-rock interaction in mid-ocean ridge hydrothermal systems. This in turn could help to support microbial communities now recognized in the subsurface at deep-sea vents.
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- Authors
- Foustoukos, D. I., & Seyfried, W. E.
- Venue
- Science
- Published
- 2004-05-14
- Volume
- 304
- Issue
- 5673
- Pages
- 1002-1005
- ISSN
- 0036-8075 (ISSN-L)
- 1095-9203
- OpenAlex
- W2089239248
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- 368
- References
- 20
- FWCI
- 20.92
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- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
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