1. Formic Acid, a Ubiquitous but Overlooked Component of the Early Earth Atmosphere.
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Mohammadi, Elmira, Petera, Lukáš, Saeidfirozeh, Homa, Knížek, Antonín, Kubelík, Petr, Dudžák, Roman, Krůs, Miroslav, Juha, Libor, Civiš, Svatopluk, Coulon, Rémi, Malina, Ondřej, Ugolotti, Juri, Ranc, Václav, Otyepka, Michal, Šponer, Jiří, Ferus, Martin, and Šponer, Judit E.
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ATMOSPHERE ,FORMIC acid ,CHEMICAL synthesis ,CHEMICAL energy ,HYDROTHERMAL synthesis ,VOLCANISM - Abstract
Terrestrial volcanism has been one of the dominant geological forces shaping our planet since its earliest existence. Its associated phenomena, like atmospheric lightning and hydrothermal activity, provide a rich energy reservoir for chemical syntheses. Based on our laboratory simulations, we propose that on the early Earth volcanic activity inevitably led to a remarkable production of formic acid through various independent reaction channels. Large‐scale availability of atmospheric formic acid supports the idea of the high‐temperature accumulation of formamide in this primordial environment. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2020
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