Carbon isotope fractionation during bacterial methanogenesis by CO2 reduction

Organic Geochemistry

Volumn 25, Issue 3-4, 1996, Pages 255-262

  Botz, Reiner ^a   Pokojski, Horst Dieter ^a   Schmitt, Manfred ^b   Thomm, Michael ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KIEL   (Germany)

^b Geochemische Analysen   (Germany)

Author keywords

carbon dioxide; carbon isotopes; isotope fractionation; methane; methanogens

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON ISOTOPE; CARBON ISOTOPES; ISOTOPIC FRACTIONATION; MARINE SEDIMENT; METHANOGENESIS;

METHANOCOCCALES;

CARBON; CARBON DIOXIDE; CELL CULTURE; ISOTOPES; METHANE; METHANOGENS; THERMAL EFFECTS; THERMODYNAMIC STABILITY;

CARBON ISOTOPE FRACTIONATION; FLOW THROUGH CULTURE; METHANOCOCCALES; METHANOGENESIS;

FRACTIONATION;

EID: 0030300293     PISSN: 01466380     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0146-6380(96)00129-5     Document Type: Article

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