The synthesis of methane and heavier hydrocarbons in the system graphite-ironserpentine at 2 and 4 GPa and 1200°C. / Tomilenko, Anatoly A.; Chepurov, Anatoly I.; Sonin, Valeri M. et al.
In: High Temperatures - High Pressures, Vol. 44, No. 6, 2015, p. 451-465.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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T1 - The synthesis of methane and heavier hydrocarbons in the system graphite-ironserpentine at 2 and 4 GPa and 1200°C
AU - Tomilenko, Anatoly A.
AU - Chepurov, Anatoly I.
AU - Sonin, Valeri M.
AU - Bul'bak, Taras A.
AU - Zhimulev, Egor I.
AU - Chepurov, Aleksei A.
AU - Timina, Tat'yana Yu
AU - Pokhilenko, Nikolai P.
PY - 2015
Y1 - 2015
N2 - The formation of hydrocarbon compounds at high pressures and high-temperatures corresponding to the P-T conditions of the Earth's mantle has long been discussed in scientific literature. This paper presents the experimental study on synthesis of methane and heavier hydrocarbons in the system graphite-iron-serpentine at 2 and 4 GPa and 1200°C. Serpentine Mg3[Si2O5] (OH)4 was used as a source of hydrogen (in the form of hydroxyl groups). For the first time, aliphatic hydrocarbons (from pentane to hexadecane) and oxygenated hydrocarbons (alcohols, aldehydes and ketones) were obtained as products in the experiments from graphite and water in the presence of metallic iron. The presence of oxygen-containing hydrocarbon compounds was caused by an oxygen excess, as hydrogen was deficient in the system studied. The results of experiments demonstrate the stability of heavy hydrocarbons in the pressure interval 2-4 GPa and temperature 1200°C.
AB - The formation of hydrocarbon compounds at high pressures and high-temperatures corresponding to the P-T conditions of the Earth's mantle has long been discussed in scientific literature. This paper presents the experimental study on synthesis of methane and heavier hydrocarbons in the system graphite-iron-serpentine at 2 and 4 GPa and 1200°C. Serpentine Mg3[Si2O5] (OH)4 was used as a source of hydrogen (in the form of hydroxyl groups). For the first time, aliphatic hydrocarbons (from pentane to hexadecane) and oxygenated hydrocarbons (alcohols, aldehydes and ketones) were obtained as products in the experiments from graphite and water in the presence of metallic iron. The presence of oxygen-containing hydrocarbon compounds was caused by an oxygen excess, as hydrogen was deficient in the system studied. The results of experiments demonstrate the stability of heavy hydrocarbons in the pressure interval 2-4 GPa and temperature 1200°C.
KW - Earth's Mantle
KW - Graphite
KW - High pressure
KW - High-temperature
KW - Hydrocarbons
KW - Iron
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M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84955150645
VL - 44
SP - 451
EP - 465
JO - High Temperatures - High Pressures
JF - High Temperatures - High Pressures
SN - 0018-1544
IS - 6
ER -
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