Nitrogen reduction under hydrothermal vent conditions: Implications for the prebiotic synthesis of C-H-O-N compounds

Astrobiology

Volumn 1, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 133-142

  Schoonen, Martin A A ^a,b   Xu, Yong ^a,c  

^a STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Nervewire Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Ammonium; Catalysis; Nitrogen; Reduction; Submarine hydrothermal vent systems

Indexed keywords

AMMONIA; CARBON; FRESH WATER; HYDROGEN; NITRITE; NITROGEN; OXYGEN; SEA WATER;

ARTICLE; ASTRONOMY; BIOGENESIS; CHEMICAL MODEL; CHEMISTRY; HEAT; OXIDATION REDUCTION REACTION; SEA; SEDIMENT; TEMPERATURE; TIME;

AMMONIA; BIOGENESIS; CARBON; EARTH (PLANET); FRESH WATER; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; HEAT; HYDROGEN; MODELS, CHEMICAL; NITRITES; NITROGEN; OCEANS AND SEAS; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; OXYGEN; SEAWATER; TEMPERATURE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0035372445     PISSN: 15311074     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/153110701753198909     Document Type: Article

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