The application of FAMM (Fluorescence Alteration of Multiple Macerals) analyses for evaluating rank of Paraná Basin coals, Brazil     

W. Kalkreuth  N. Sherwood  G. Cioccari  Z. Corrêa da Silva  M. Silva  N. Zhong  L. Zufa 《International Journal of Coal Geology》2004,57(3-4):167-185

Combining vitrinite reflectance (VR) and fluorescence alteration of multiple macerals (FAMM) analyses provide insights into the chemical nature of vitrinites (i.e., perhydrous vs. orthohydrous vs. subhydrous compositions) in Permian Gondwana coals of the Paraná Basin, Brazil. The FAMM-derived equivalent VR (EqVR) values and relationships with VR can be determined according to calibration curves based largely on Permian Gondwana coals of eastern Australia.The analytical results indicate that vitrinites in the Paraná Basin coals studied generally range from orthohydrous to perhydrous, with interpreted VR suppression ranging up to 0.2% absolute for the most perhydrous case. The EqVR values of the Santa Catarina coals, which range from about 0.85% to 0.95% differ from VR values by about 0.10–0.15% absolute, potentially having significant implications on coal utilization.The causes of vitrinite reflectance suppression in the Paraná Basin coals are as yet poorly understood, but are likely to be related to a combination of factors.  相似文献   

Comparison of carbon cycle between the western Pacific subarctic and subtropical time-series stations: highlights of the K2S1 project     

Makio C. Honda  Masahide Wakita  Kazuhiko Matsumoto  Tetsuichi Fujiki  Eko Siswanto  Kosei Sasaoka  Hajime Kawakami  Yoshihisa Mino  Chiho Sukigara  Minoru Kitamura  Yoshikazu Sasai  Sherwood L. Smith  Taketo Hashioka  Chisato Yoshikawa  Katsunori Kimoto  Shuichi Watanabe  Toru Kobari  Toshi Nagata  Koji Hamasaki  Ryo Kaneko  Mario Uchimiya  Hideki Fukuda  Osamu Abe  Toshiro Saino 《Journal of Oceanography》2017,73(5):647-667

A comparative study of ecosystems and biogeochemistry at time-series stations in the subarctic gyre (K2) and subtropical region (S1) of the western North Pacific Ocean (K2S1 project) was conducted between 2010 and 2013 to collect essential data about the ecosystem and biological pump in each area and to provide a baseline of information for predicting changes in biologically mediated material cycles in the future. From seasonal chemical and biological observations, general oceanographic settings were verified and annual carbon budgets at both stations were determined. Annual mean of phytoplankton biomass and primary productivity at the oligotrophic station S1 were comparable to that at the eutrophic station K2. Based on chemical/physical observations and numerical simulations, the likely “missing nutrient source” was suggested to include regeneration, meso-scale eddy driven upwelling, meteorological events, and eolian inputs in addition to winter vertical mixing. Time-series observation of carbonate chemistry revealed that ocean acidification (OA) was ongoing at both stations, and that the rate of OA was faster at S1 than at K2 although OA at K2 is more critical for calcifying organisms.  相似文献   

The influence of carbon source on abiotic organic synthesis and carbon isotope fractionation under hydrothermal conditions   总被引：2，自引：0，他引：2  

Thomas M. McCollom  Barbara Sherwood Lollar  Jeffrey S. Seewald 《Geochimica et cosmochimica acta》2010,74(9):2717-155

A series of laboratory experiments were performed to investigate the relative contributions of CO and other single-carbon compounds to abiotic synthesis of organic compounds in hydrothermal environments. Experiments were conducted by heating aqueous solutions of CO, CO₂, HCOOH, or CH₄ at 250 °C under reducing conditions, and observing production of CH₄ and other hydrocarbons. Native Fe was included in the experiments as a source of H₂ through reaction with water and as a potential catalyst. Experiments with CO or HCOOH as the carbon source resulted in rapid generation of CH₄ and other hydrocarbons that closely resembled typical products of Fischer-Tropsch organic synthesis. In contrast, experiments using CO₂ or CH₄ as the carbon source yielded no detectable hydrocarbon products. Carbon isotope measurements of reaction products from the CO experiments indicate that the CH₄ and other hydrocarbons were substantially depleted in ¹³C, with CH₄ δ¹³C values 30 to 34‰ lighter than the initial CO. Most of the fractionation apparently occurs during attachment of CO to the catalyst surface and subsequent reduction to surface-bound methylene. The initial step in polymerization of these methylene units to form hydrocarbons involves a small, positive fractionation, so that ethane and ethene are slightly enriched in ¹³C relative to CH₄. However, subsequent addition of carbon molecules to the growing hydrocarbon chain proceeds with no net observable fractionation, so that the isotopic compositions of the C₃₊ light hydrocarbons are controlled by isotopic mass balance. This result is consistent with a previously proposed model for carbon isotopic patterns of light hydrocarbons in natural samples. The abundance and isotopic composition of light hydrocarbons produced with HCOOH as the carbon source were similar to those generated with CO, but the isotopic compositions of non-volatile hydrocarbons diverged, suggesting that the higher hydrocarbons were formed by different mechanisms in the CO and HCOOH experiments. The experiments indicate that CO, and possibly HCOOH, may be critical intermediates in the abiotic formation of organic compounds in geologic environments, and suggest that the low levels of these compounds present in most hydrothermal systems could represent a bottleneck restricting the extent of abiotic organic synthesis in some circumstances.  相似文献   

两种亚历L山大藻产毒过程和毒素特征研究     

邹迎麟  朱明远  HALL Sherwood 《海洋科学进展》2001,19(3):65-70

对 2种有毒亚历山大藻——引自台湾的微小亚历山大藻 AMTK- ( Alexandriumminutum AMTK- )和引自美国阿拉斯加的亚历山大藻 KW0 6( Alexandrium sp.KW0 6)——在不同生长阶段的产毒状况、毒素组成和毒性大小进行了研究 ,比较了两者的异同。结果显示 ,2种藻的单位细胞毒素含量与培养阶段的变化趋势是一致的 ,即在对数生长初期达最高 ,之后逐渐下降 ;微小亚历山大藻 AMTK- 主要生产 GTXs毒素 ,从对数生长后期到静止期其毒素组成比有所变化 ,GTX1 ,GTX4比例增高而 GTX2 ,GTX3降低 ,亚历山大藻KW0 6主要生产 STX毒素 ;亚历山大藻 KW0 6的毒性高于微小亚历山大藻 AMTK- 。  相似文献