Approaching mars-like geochemical conditions in the laboratory: Omission of artificial buffers and reductants in a study of biogenic methane production on a smectite clay

Astrobiology

Volumn 10, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 889-897

  Chastain, Brendon K ^a   Kral, Timothy A ^b  

^a West Kentucky Community and Technical College   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM SILICATE; BUFFER; METHANE; REDUCING AGENT; SILICATE; SILICON DIOXIDE; WATER;

ARTICLE; ASTRONOMY; BIOSYNTHESIS; CHEMISTRY; CLAY; METABOLISM; METHANOBACTERIACEAE; PH;

ALUMINUM SILICATES; BUFFERS; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; METHANE; METHANOBACTERIACEAE; PLANETS; REDUCING AGENTS; SILICATES; WATER;

EID: 78650037804     PISSN: 15311074     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/ast.2010.0480     Document Type: Article

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