Kinetics of H2-O2-H2O redox equilibria and formation of metastable H2O2 under low temperature hydrothermal conditions

Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta

Volumn 75, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 1594-1607

  Foustoukos, Dionysis I ^a   Houghton, Jennifer L ^b   Seyfried, William E ^c   Sievert, Stefan M ^d   Cody, George D ^a  

^a GEOPHYSICAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b RHODES COLLEGE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^d WOODS HOLE OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTITUTION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DISSOLVED ORGANIC CARBON; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; HYDROGEOCHEMISTRY; HYDROTHERMAL FLUID; HYDROTHERMAL SYSTEM; HYDROTHERMAL VENT; LOW TEMPERATURE; MIXING; OXIDATION; REACTION KINETICS; REDOX CONDITIONS; SEAWATER; WATER;

EID: 79951512285     PISSN: 00167037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gca.2010.12.020     Document Type: Article

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