Geoelectrochemical CO production: Implications for the autotrophic origin of life

• DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.aao7265
• Publication Date: 2018-04-04T21:15:55Z
• Authors: Norio Kitadai; Ryuhei Nakamura; Masahiro Yamamoto; Ken Takai; Yamei Li; Akira Yamaguchi; Alexis Gilbert; Yuichiro Ueno; Naohiro Yoshida; Yoshi Oono
• Keywords: 0301 basic medicine; Autotrophic Processes; Carbon Monoxide; Origin of Life; Carbon Dioxide; Models, Theoretical; 7. Clean energy; Carbon Cycle; 03 medical and health sciences; 13. Climate action; Electrochemistry; Oxidation-Reduction; Research Articles

Efficient CO production realizing Wächtershäuser’s scenario was demonstrated in simulated early ocean hydrotherm systems.