Comments on the role of H2S in the chemistry of earth's early atmosphere and in prebiotic synthesis

Journal of Molecular Evolution

Volumn 47, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 127-132

  Clark, Peter D ^a   Dowling, Norman I ^a   Huang, Minming ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

CO2; H2S; Prebiotic atmospheres; Sulfur

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; HYDROGEN SULFIDE; ORGANIC COMPOUND; SULFUR; AMMONIA;

ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERE; CHEMICAL REACTION; ENERGY; EVOLUTION; KINETICS; ORGANIC CHEMISTRY; OXIDATION; REACTION ANALYSIS; ASTRONOMY; BIOGENESIS; CHEMICAL MODEL; CHEMISTRY; OXIDATION REDUCTION REACTION; THERMODYNAMICS;

AMMONIA; ATMOSPHERE; BIOGENESIS; CARBON DIOXIDE; EARTH (PLANET); EVOLUTION, CHEMICAL; HYDROGEN SULFIDE; MODELS, CHEMICAL; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; THERMODYNAMICS;

EID: 0031595785     PISSN: 00222844     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/PL00006369     Document Type: Article

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