Not exact matches
The pilot plant allowed us to see the
chemistry on a much smaller
scale, between that of the
lab, which we are used to, and the industrial
scale, allowing us to better understand the large plant.
Attendees at the astrobiology meeting in Arizona showcased an assortment of high - tech devices for next - generation exploration, ranging from microfluidic «life analyzers» and integrated nucleic acid extractors for studying «Martian metagenomics» to exquisitely sensitive, miniaturized organic
chemistry labs for spotting tantalizing carbon compounds and minerals at microscopic
scales.
Several students in Flaherty's
lab are currently exploring different ways of «coupling this
chemistry directly with reactions that use hydrogen peroxide for green oxidations within very short length
scales,» that is, micrometers away, Flaherty said.
It's «nice
chemistry,» says marine chemist Jeffrey Bada of the University of California (UC), San Diego, but he is not convinced that hydrothermal vents, or any other likely habitat on early Earth, could have provided the conditions created in the
lab: «The processes outlined are not likely to take place on a significant
scale on the Earth or elsewhere.»
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