In situ diamond-anvil cell observations of methanogenesis at high pressures and temperatures

Energy and Fuels

Volumn 23, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 5571-5579

  Sharma, Anurag ^a   Cody, George D ^a   Hemley, Russell J ^a  

^a GEOPHYSICAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIAMOND-ANVIL CELL; DIRECT REDUCTION; ELEMENTAL CARBON; FLUID COMPOSITION; GEOTHERMS; HIGH PRESSURE; HIGH-T; IN-SITU; KINETIC BARRIER; LOWER CRUST; METAL CARBONYL SPECIES; METHANE FORMATION; METHANOGENESIS; UPPER MANTLE;

CALCIUM; CALCIUM CARBONATE; CARBONYLATION; EXPERIMENTS; HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; HYDROGENATION; IRON OXIDES; METHANATION; TOOLS; TRANSITION METALS;

METHANE;

EID: 73249144667     PISSN: 08870624     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ef9006017     Document Type: Article

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