Abiotic gas: atypical, but not rare
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Research Article| August 01, 2014 Abiotic Gas: Atypical, But Not Rare Giuseppe Etiope; Giuseppe Etiope 1Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e VulcanologiaSezione Roma 2, Roma, ItalyE-mail: giuseppe.etiope@ingv.it2Faculty of Environmental Science and Engineering, Babeş-Bolyai UniversityCluj-Napoca, Romania Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Martin Schoell Martin Schoell 3GasConsult International Inc, Berkeley, CA 94705, USAE-mail: mschoell@gas-consult.com Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Elements (2014) 10 (4): 291–296. https://doi.org/10.2113/gselements.10.4.291 Article history first online: 09 Mar 2017 Cite View This Citation Add to Citation Manager Share Icon Share MailTo Twitter LinkedIn Tools Icon Tools Get Permissions Search Site Citation Giuseppe Etiope, Martin Schoell; Abiotic Gas: Atypical, But Not Rare. Elements 2014;; 10 (4): 291–296. doi: https://doi.org/10.2113/gselements.10.4.291 Download citation file: Ris (Zotero) Refmanager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex toolbar search Search Dropdown Menu toolbar search search input Search input auto suggest filter your search All ContentBy SocietyElements Search Advanced Search Abstract Abiotic gaseous hydrocarbons comprise a fascinating, but poorly understood, group of Earth fluids generated by magmatic and gas–water–rock reactions that do not directly involve organic matter. At least nine different inorganic mechanisms, including Fischer-Tropsch type reactions, occur over a wide range of temperatures. Trace amounts (typically parts per million by volume) are formed in volcanic and geothermal fluids, but considerable amounts of methane, reaching 80–90 vol%, are now recognized in an increasing number of sites in Precambrian crystalline shields and serpentinized ultramafic rocks. Surface manifestations of abiotic gas related to serpentinization release gas directly to the atmosphere in ways that are similar to seepages of ordinary biotic gas from petroliferous areas. Abiotic methane is more widespread than previously thought. It also likely exists in sites undergoing active serpentinization and may be present in petroleum systems in the vicinity of serpentinized rocks. You do not have access to this content, please speak to your institutional administrator if you feel you should have access.
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Longer-chain hydrocarbons (ethane to pentane) are also abiotically produced in serpentinizing systems, both submarine and on the surface, however in much lower quantities than methane.
“Longer-chain hydrocarbons (ethane to pentane) are also abiotically produced in serpentinizing systems, both submarine (Proskurowski et al., 2008) and on the surface (Etiope and Schoell, 2014), however in much lower quantities than methane.”
From Serpentinization as the source of energy, electrons, organics, catalysts, nutrients and pH gradients for the origin of LUCA and life (2023) · cites this paper as Etiope and Schoell, 2014
Serpentinization produces hydrogen gas (H2), which in Fischer-Tropsch type reactions (FTT) can lead to the production of methane (CH4) and other hydrocarbons at low temperatures (<150°C) through the reduction of carbon dioxide (CO2).
“Serpentinization produces hydrogen gas (H2), which in Fischer-Tropsch type reactions (FTT) can lead to the production of methane (CH4) and other hydrocarbons at low temperatures (<150°C) through the reduction of carbon dioxide (CO2) (Etiope and Sherwood Lollar, 2013; Etiope and Schoell, 2014).”
From Serpentinization as the source of energy, electrons, organics, catalysts, nutrients and pH gradients for the origin of LUCA and life (2023) · cites this paper as Etiope and Schoell, 2014
Abiotic methane is enriched in 13C relative to biotic methane.
“Abiotic methane is enriched in 13C relative to biotic methane, which is isotopically light because of isotope discrimination in favor of 12C in the acetyl-CoA pathway (Blaser et al., 2013) of methyl synthesis from H2 and CO2 underpinning methanogenesis.”
From Serpentinization as the source of energy, electrons, organics, catalysts, nutrients and pH gradients for the origin of LUCA and life (2023) · cites this paper as Etiope and Schoell, 2014
In continental serpentinizing sites CH4 can reach between 20 vol% in New Zealand to 93 vol% of the gas phase in the Tekovira ophiolite.
“In continental serpentinizing sites CH4 can reach between 20 vol% in New Zealand to 93 vol% of the gas phase in the Tekovira ophiolite (Etiope and Schoell, 2014).”
From Serpentinization as the source of energy, electrons, organics, catalysts, nutrients and pH gradients for the origin of LUCA and life (2023) · cites this paper as Etiope and Schoell, 2014
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- Authors
- Etiope, G., & Schoell, M.
- Affiliations
- Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia (IT)
- Corresponding author
- Etiope, G.
- Schoell, M.
- Venue
- Elements
- Publisher
- Mineralogical Society of America
- Published
- 2014-08-01
- Volume
- 10
- Issue
- 4
- Pages
- 291-296
- ISSN
- 1811-5209 (ISSN-L)
- 1811-5217
- OpenAlex
- W2335557496
- Cited by
- 145
- References
- 34
- Citations by year
- 2026: 5 · 2025: 8 · 2024: 11 · 2023: 3 · 2022: 15 · 2021: 10 · 2020: 17 · 2019: 18 · 2018: 21 · 2017: 13 · 2016: 10 · 2015: 9 · 2014: 3
- FWCI
- 12.09
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Elements (publishedVersion)
- Funders
- Petrobras
- Topics
- Physical Sciences › Engineering › Mechanics of Materials › Hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis
- Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Environmental Chemistry › Methane Hydrates and Related Phenomena
- Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Global and Planetary Change › Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics
- Keywords
- abiotic methane, serpentinization, Fischer-Tropsch synthesis, volcanic fluids, geothermal fluids, ultramafic rocks, methane seepage, methane isotopes
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