Self-Assembled Structures Formed in CO2-Enriched Atmospheres: A Case-Study for Martian Biomimetic FormsShow others and affiliations
2022 (English)In: Astrobiology, ISSN 1531-1074, E-ISSN 1557-8070, Vol. 22, no 7, p. 863-879Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]
The aim of this study was to investigate the biomimetic precipitation processes that follow the chemical-garden reaction of brines of CaCl2 and sulfate salts with silicate in alkaline conditions under a Mars-type CO2-rich atmosphere. We characterize the precipitates with Environmental Scanning Electron Microscope micrography, micro-Raman spectroscopy, and X-ray diffractometry. Our analysis results indicate that self-assembled carbonate structures formed with calcium chloride can have vesicular and filamentary features. With magnesium sulfate as a reactant a tentative assignment with Raman spectroscopy indicates the presence of natroxalate in the precipitate. These morphologies and compounds appear through rapid sequestration of atmospheric CO2 by alkaline solutions of silica and salts.
Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
Mary Ann Liebert, 2022. Vol. 22, no 7, p. 863-879
Keywords [en]
Mars, Carbonate minerals, Self-assembly, Natroxalate, Chemical gardens, CO2 atmosphere
National Category
Materials Chemistry Physical Chemistry
Research subject
Atmospheric science
Identifiers
URN: urn:nbn:se:ltu:diva-90940DOI: 10.1089/ast.2021.0123ISI: 000800102000001PubMedID: 35613388Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-85133902228OAI: oai:DiVA.org:ltu-90940DiVA, id: diva2:1664225
Note
Validerad;2022;Nivå 2;2022-08-19 (sofila)
2022-06-032022-06-032022-08-19Bibliographically approved