Molecular hydrogen in surface and subsurface natural gases: Abundance, origins and ideas for deliberate exploration

AV Milkov - Earth-Science Reviews, 2022 - Elsevier
Geologic molecular hydrogen (H 2) occurs in the subsurface and vents and seeps at the
surface. However, this valuable natural resource is under-utilized in the economy because …

Olivine dissolution rates: A critical review

EH Oelkers, J Declercq, GD Saldi, SR Gislason… - Chemical …, 2018 - Elsevier
The dissolution rates of olivine have been considered by a plethora of studies in part due to
its potential to aid in carbon storage and the ease in obtaining pure samples for laboratory …

Hydrogen and dark oxygen drive microbial productivity in diverse groundwater ecosystems

SE Ruff, P Humez, IH de Angelis, M Diao… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Around 50% of humankind relies on groundwater as a source of drinking water. Here we
investigate the age, geochemistry, and microbiology of 138 groundwater samples from 95 …

Deep-branching acetogens in serpentinized subsurface fluids of Oman

DR Colman, EA Kraus, PH Thieringer… - Proceedings of the …, 2022 - pnas.org
Little is known of acetogens in contemporary serpentinizing systems, despite widely
supported theories that serpentinite-hosted environments supported the first life on Earth via …

A physiological perspective on the origin and evolution of photosynthesis

WF Martin, DA Bryant, JT Beatty - FEMS microbiology reviews, 2018 - academic.oup.com
The origin and early evolution of photosynthesis are reviewed from an ecophysiological
perspective. Earth's first ecosystems were chemotrophic, fueled by geological H2 at …

Synchronous microbial vanadium (V) reduction and denitrification in groundwater using hydrogen as the sole electron donor

Y Jiang, B Zhang, C He, J Shi, AGL Borthwick, X Huang - Water Research, 2018 - Elsevier
Groundwater co-contaminated by vanadium (V)(V (V)) and nitrate requires efficient
remediation to prevent adverse environmental impacts. However, little is known about …

Abiotic sources of molecular hydrogen on Earth

F Klein, JD Tarnas, W Bach - Elements: An …, 2020 - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
The capacity for molecular hydrogen (H2) to hydrogenate oxygen and carbon is critical to
the origin of life and represents the basis for all known life-forms. Major sources of H2 that …

Natural H2 exploration: tools and workflows to characterize a play

D Lévy, V Roche, G Pasquet, V Combaudon… - … and Technology for …, 2023 - hal.science
Natural dihydrogen (H 2) exploration is now active in various countries, but tools and
workflows that help to characterize prospective zones are still poorly defined. This review …

An Overlooked Natural Hydrogen Evolution Pathway: Ni2+ Boosting H2O Reduction by Fe(OH)2 Oxidation during Low‐Temperature Serpentinization

H Song, X Ou, B Han, H Deng, W Zhang… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Natural hydrogen (H2) has gained considerable attentions as a renewable energy resource
to mitigate the globally increasing environmental concerns. Low‐temperature …

The ambivalent role of water at the origins of life

A do Nascimento Vieira, K Kleinermanns… - FEBS …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Life as we know it would not exist without water. However, water molecules not only serve as
a solvent and reactant but can also promote hydrolysis, which counteracts the formation of …