< p >除了由生物化学合成,可以减少二氧化碳甲烷和更复杂的碳氢化合物通过< a href = " https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Serpentinization " rel = " nofollow noreferrer " > serpentization < / >。< / p > < p > Serpentization是一个高温、高压反应之间的镁铁质矿物(主要是橄榄石和辉石)和水形成镁铁质矿物较少,从蛇组(包括蛇形本身和滑石等)。铁和镁氧化物反应取代。氧化镁是纯粹的基础和出现与水结合形成氢氧化镁(水镁石)或者二氧化碳给碳酸镁(镁)或其他碳酸盐矿物。氧化铁是一种还原剂,倾向于将从< span class = " math-container " > $ \ ce {FeO说}$ < / span >组件的镁铁质矿物类< span = " math-container " > $ \ ce {Fe3O4} $ < / span >(磁铁矿)与位移的氢水。如维基百科的文章所述,二氧化碳也会减少,特别是在水的存在,产生碳氢化合物:< / p > < blockquote > < p >实验证实,在温度为300°C (572°F)和压力500酒吧、橄榄石和释放氢气使蛇纹石化。此外,甲烷和复杂的碳氢化合物通过减少二氧化碳形成。这个过程可以由磁铁矿催化在蛇纹石化形成的。(< a href = " https://pubs.geoscienceworld.org/gsa/geology/article/24/4/351/206512/Reduction-of-CO2-during-serpentinization-of " rel = " nofollow noreferrer " > < / > 1)反应途径之一是:[< a href = " https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1472-4669.2010.00249.x " rel = " nofollow noreferrer " > < / > 2) < / p > < p > <跨类= " math-container " > $ \ ce{18 \打翻{镁橄榄石}{Mg2SiO4} + 6 \打翻{铁橄榄石}{Fe2SiO4} + 26水+二氧化碳→12 \打翻{蛇形}{Mg3Si2O5 (OH) 4} + 4 \打翻{磁铁矿}{Fe3O4} + \打翻{甲烷}{CH4}} $ < / span > < / p > < /引用> < p > Serpentization广泛研究了行星科学家因为当他们寻找生命的签名,他们认为与Serpentization作为备用源有机质的观察,作为原材料的来源生物可能使用。< / p > < p > < >强引用引用< /强> < / p > < ol > <李> < p > Berndt,迈克尔·e·; Allen, Douglas E.; Seyfried, William E. (1 April 1996). "Reduction of CO2 during serpentinization of olivine at 300 °C and 500 bar". _Geology 24 (4): 351–354. Bibcode:1996Geo....24..351B. DOI: 10.1130/0091-7613(1996)024<0351:ROCDSO>2.3.CO;2. Russell, M. J.; Hall, A. J.; Martin, W. (2010). "Serpentinization as a source of energy at the origin of life". _Geobiology 8 (5): 355–371. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1472-4669.2010.00249.x. PMID 20572872. S2CID 41118603.