Thermochemical oxidation of methane induced by high-valence metal oxides in a sedimentary basin

Wen-Xuan Hu; Xun Kang; Jian Cao; Xiao-Lin Wang; Bin Fu; Hai-Guang Wu

doi:10.1038/s41467-018-07267-x

Nature Communications (Dec 2018)

Thermochemical oxidation of methane induced by high-valence metal oxides in a sedimentary basin

Wen-Xuan Hu,
Xun Kang,
Jian Cao,
Xiao-Lin Wang,
Bin Fu,
Hai-Guang Wu

Affiliations

Wen-Xuan Hu: State Key Laboratory for Mineral Deposits Research, School of Earth Sciences and Engineering, Nanjing University
Xun Kang: State Key Laboratory for Mineral Deposits Research, School of Earth Sciences and Engineering, Nanjing University
Jian Cao: State Key Laboratory for Mineral Deposits Research, School of Earth Sciences and Engineering, Nanjing University
Xiao-Lin Wang: State Key Laboratory for Mineral Deposits Research, School of Earth Sciences and Engineering, Nanjing University
Bin Fu: Research School of Earth Science, The Australian National University
Hai-Guang Wu: State Key Laboratory for Mineral Deposits Research, School of Earth Sciences and Engineering, Nanjing University

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-018-07267-x
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 9, no. 1
pp. 1 – 11

Abstract

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The role of thermochemical oxidation of methane (TOM) by high-valence metal oxides as a potential methane sink remains poorly understood. Here, the authors present evidence of TOM induced by Mn(Fe) oxides in a sedimentary basin, which yields calcite with extremely negative δ13C values (−70 to −22.5‰, VPDB).

Published in Nature Communications

ISSN: 2041-1723 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science
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