Photochemically induced formation of Mars relevant oxygenates and methane from carbon dioxide and water

Planetary and Space Science

Volumn 59, Issue 2-3, 2011, Pages 259-263

  Bartoszek, M ^a   Wecks, M ^b   Jakobs, G ^a   Mohlmann D ^c  

^a LEIBNIZ INSTITUT FÜR KATALYSE E V AN DER UNIVERSITÄT ROSTOCK   (Germany)

^b Institut fur Nichtklassische Chemie EV   (Germany)

^c GERMAN AEROSPACE CENTER DLR   (Germany)

Author keywords

Mars; Methane; Oxygenates; UV irradiation

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON ATOMS; CONSECUTIVE REACTION; EXPERIMENTAL LABORATORY; INTERFACIAL WATER; LABORATORY CONDITIONS; MARS; MARTIAN ATMOSPHERES; MARTIAN SOILS; NEAR-SURFACE; OXYGENATES; PHOTO-CATALYTIC; PHOTOCATALYTIC PROCESS; PHOTOCATALYTIC REDUCTION; PRESENCE OF WATER; RADICAL REACTIONS; REACTION MECHANISM; ROOM TEMPERATURE; SURFACE OF MARS; UV IRRADIATION; UV-LIGHT;

ACETONE; ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; CARBON DIOXIDE; EXPERIMENTS; FREE RADICAL REACTIONS; HEMATITE; IRON ORES; IRRADIATION; METHANE; METHANOL; MOLECULES; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; OXYGEN; REACTION KINETICS;

PHASE INTERFACES;

EID: 79551490308     PISSN: 00320633     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pss.2010.09.008     Document Type: Article

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