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1. Physics and Astronomy › Origins and Evolution of Life

   Synthesis of prebiotic organics from CO2 by catalysis with meteoritic and volcanic particles

   Peters, Semenov, Hochleitner and Trapp · Scientific Reports · 2023

   Lab experiments show iron-rich meteoritic and volcanic particles can catalyse CO2 fixation into simple organics across early-planet conditions, with an estimated yearly output on Hadean Earth.

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   1. UncheckedIron-rich meteoritic and volcanic particles, in lab experiments, drove the conversion of CO2 into organic precursors of life's building blocks.“We experimentally demonstrate that iron-rich meteoritic and volcanic particles activate and catalyse the fixation of CO 2 , yielding the key precursors of life-building blocks.”
   2. UncheckedIron-rich meteoritic and volcanic particles catalyse CO2 into aldehydes, alcohols and hydrocarbons, whether the environment is oxidising or reducing.“This catalysis is robust and produces selectively aldehydes, alcohols, and hydrocarbons, independent of the redox state of the environment.”