Hydrogen generation from low-temperature water-rock reactions

Nature Geoscience

Volumn 6, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 478-484

  Mayhew, L E ^a   Ellison, E T ^a   McCollom, T M ^a   Trainor, T P ^b   Templeton, A S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; HIGH TEMPERATURE; HYDRATION; HYDROGEN; HYDROTHERMAL VENT; IRON OXIDE; LOW TEMPERATURE; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; OXIDATION; SPECIATION (CHEMISTRY); SPINEL; THERMAL SPRING; ULTRAMAFIC ROCK; WATER-ROCK INTERACTION; X-RAY FLUORESCENCE; XANES SPECTROSCOPY;

EID: 84878711995     PISSN: 17520894     EISSN: 17520908     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ngeo1825     Document Type: Article

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