关于煤床甲的来源和极限的甲稳定同位素约束
M K Lloyd1,2, E Trembath-Reichert1,3, K S Dawson1,4
1Division of Geological and Planetary Sciences, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA 91125, USA.
概括
微生物的煤床甲产量受煤中有机化合物的可用性限制,这表明微生物在地质时间内将植物物质转化为煤. 这一过程也解释了煤床甲中独特的碳同位素特征.
科学领域:
- 地质生物学
- 有机地化学
- 煤炭地质学
背景情况:
- 微生物煤床甲是一个重要的经济资源和强大的温室气体.
- 煤矿中微生物甲形成的确切控制方法尚不清楚.
- 了解这些控制对于资源管理和减缓气候变化至关重要.
研究的目的:
- 调查煤炭的微生物降解性是否限制了微生物的甲产量.
- 确定甲基去甲基化作为煤炭中甲生成的关键反应的作用.
- 在煤床甲中观察到的独特碳同位素组成的起源.
主要方法:
- 在不同的成熟度 (木材到煤) 的全球样本套件中分析甲基去甲基化.
- 测量剩余甲基的碳同位素组成.
- 同位素数据与热和生物反应模型的比较.
主要成果:
- 甲基的碳同位素组成与热降解不一致,表明生物介导的过程.
- 这些数据表明,甲丰度是煤炭中微生物甲产量的限制因素.
- 微生物甲基缩解释了与传统碳化合物沉积物相比,煤床甲中观察到的碳-13缩.
结论:
- 深层生物圈微生物群落可能参与了植物物质在地质时间尺度上转化为煤炭.
- 煤炭中甲基的丰富性直接影响可以生物制造的甲量.
- 这项研究阐明了控制煤床甲形成及其同位素特征的生物地化学途径.
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