Possible impact of a primordial oil slick on atmospheric and chemical evolution

Origins of Life and Evolution of the Biosphere

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 247-253

  Nilson, Frans Peder R ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Dry solvent; Hydrocarbons; Molecular interactions; Oil layer; Reducing atmosphere

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERE; HYDROCARBON; OIL;

ATMOSPHERE; BIOGENESIS; EVOLUTION; HYDROCARBONS; SOLVENTS;

HYDROCARBON; SOLVENT;

ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERE; BIOGENESIS; CHEMISTRY; EVOLUTION;

EID: 2242454877     PISSN: 01696149     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1016577923630     Document Type: Article

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