Nature Communications (May 2022)

Mineralogical control on methylotrophic methanogenesis and implications for cryptic methane cycling in marine surface sediment

Ke-Qing Xiao,
Oliver W. Moore,
Peyman Babakhani,
Lisa Curti,
Caroline L. Peacock

Affiliations

Ke-Qing Xiao: University of Leeds, School of Earth and Environment
Oliver W. Moore: University of Leeds, School of Earth and Environment
Peyman Babakhani: University of Leeds, School of Earth and Environment
Lisa Curti: University of Leeds, School of Earth and Environment
Caroline L. Peacock: University of Leeds, School of Earth and Environment

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-30422-4
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 13, no. 1
pp. 1 – 9

Abstract

Adsorption of methylamines onto clay minerals provides a hitherto unrecognised control on methane production in marine surface sediment.

Published in Nature Communications

ISSN: 2041-1723 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science
Website: https://www.nature.com/ncomms/

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