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  2. Hydrogen sulfide - Wikipedia

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    For levels up to 75 mg/L chlorine is used in the purification process as an oxidizing chemical to react with hydrogen sulfide. This reaction yields insoluble solid sulfur. Usually the chlorine used is in the form of sodium hypochlorite. [55] Aeration For concentrations of hydrogen sulfide less than 2 mg/L aeration is an ideal treatment process ...

  3. Hydrogen sulfide chemosynthesis - Wikipedia

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    Hydrogen sulfide chemosynthesis is a form of chemosynthesis which uses hydrogen sulfide. [1] It is common in hydrothermal vent microbial communities [2] [3] Due to the lack of light in these environments this is predominant over photosynthesis.

  4. Hypothetical types of biochemistry - Wikipedia

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    False-color Cassini radar mosaic of Titan's north polar region; the blue areas are lakes of liquid hydrocarbons. "The existence of lakes of liquid hydrocarbons on Titan opens up the possibility for solvents and energy sources that are alternatives to those in our biosphere and that might support novel life forms altogether different from those on Earth."—NASA Astrobiology Roadmap 2008 [1]

  5. Chemosynthesis - Wikipedia

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    Venenivibrio stagnispumantis gains energy by oxidizing hydrogen gas.. In biochemistry, chemosynthesis is the biological conversion of one or more carbon-containing molecules (usually carbon dioxide or methane) and nutrients into organic matter using the oxidation of inorganic compounds (e.g., hydrogen gas, hydrogen sulfide) or ferrous ions as a source of energy, rather than sunlight, as in ...

  6. Hydrogen-oxidizing bacteria - Wikipedia

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    Hydrogen is the most widespread element in the universe, representing around three-quarters of all atoms. [4] In the atmosphere, the concentration of molecular hydrogen (H 2) gas is about 0.5–0.6 ppm, and so it represents the second-most-abundant trace gas after methane. [3]

  7. Biological roles of the elements - Wikipedia

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    Traditionally used in medicine and dental fillings, it is now avoided due to toxic side effects. [11] Can inactivate certain enzymes, as a result, both the metal and some compounds (especially methylmercury) are harmful to most life forms; there is a long and complex history of mercury poisoning in humans. [11] molybdenum: 42: 5

  8. Reducing atmosphere - Wikipedia

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    The atmosphere of Early Earth is widely speculated to have been reducing. The Miller–Urey experiment, related to some hypotheses for the origin of life, entailed reactions in a reducing atmosphere composed of a mixed atmosphere of methane, ammonia and hydrogen sulfide.

  9. Chlorobium - Wikipedia

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    Hydrogen sulfide is used as an electron source and carbon dioxide its carbon source. [1] Chlorobium species exhibit a dark green color; in a Winogradsky column, the green layer often observed is composed of Chlorobium. This genus lives in strictly anaerobic conditions below the surface of a body of water, commonly the anaerobic zone of a ...