CaCO3 nucleation by cyanobacteria: Laboratory evidence for a passive, surface-induced mechanism

Geobiology

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 324-347

  Obst, M ^a,b,c   Wehrli, B ^a,b   Dittrich, M ^a,d  

^a SWISS FEDERAL INSTITUTE OF AQUATIC SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Switzerland)

^b ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMBIENT AIR; CALCITE; CALCIUM CARBONATE; CARBON CYCLE; CARBON DIOXIDE; CYANOBACTERIUM; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; INORGANIC CARBON; ION EXCHANGE; KINETICS; LABORATORY METHOD; METABOLISM; NUCLEATION; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PRECIPITATION (CHEMISTRY);

CYANOBACTERIA; SYNECHOCOCCUS; SYNECHOCOCCUS LEOPOLIENSIS;

BICARBONATE; CALCIUM CARBONATE; CALCIUM CHLORIDE; CARBON DIOXIDE;

ARTICLE; DARKNESS; LIGHT; METABOLISM; SYNECHOCOCCUS;

CALCIUM CARBONATE; CALCIUM CHLORIDE; CARBON DIOXIDE; DARKNESS; LIGHT; SODIUM BICARBONATE; SYNECHOCOCCUS;

EID: 67650796918     PISSN: 14724677     EISSN: 14724669     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1472-4669.2009.00200.x     Document Type: Article

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