Formation of H2 and CH4 by weathering of olivine at temperatures between 30 and 70°C

Geochemical Transactions

Volumn 12, Issue , 2011, Pages

  Neubeck, Anna ^a   Duc, Nguyen T ^a   Bastviken, David ^b   Crill, Patrick ^a   Holm, Nils G ^a  

^a STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON SEQUESTRATION; CATALYSIS; CHEMICAL WEATHERING; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; DISSOLUTION; EXPERIMENTAL MINERALOGY; FORMATION MECHANISM; HYDROGEN; METHANE; OLIVINE; REDOX CONDITIONS; TEMPERATURE EFFECT;

EID: 79959553150     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14674866     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1467-4866-12-6     Document Type: Article

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