Thermodynamic energy of anaerobic microbial redox reactions couples elemental biogeochemical cycles

• Published in: Journal of soils and sediments Vol. 17; no. 12; pp. 2831 - 2846
• Main Authors: Wang, Xin-Nan, Sun, Guo-Xin, Zhu, Yong-Guan
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin/Heidelberg Springer Berlin Heidelberg 01.12.2017; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Anaerobes; anaerobic ammonium oxidation; Anaerobic conditions; Anaerobic microorganisms; Anaerobic respiration; anaerobiosis; Anoxia; Aquatic plants; autotrophs; biochemical pathways; Biogeochemical cycle; Biogeochemical cycles; Biogeochemistry; Chemical reactions; Coupling; Distribution; Earth; Earth and Environmental Science; Ecosystems; Energy; Environment; Environmental conditions; environmental factors; Environmental Physics; Feasibility; Feasibility studies; Inorganic carbon; Inorganic compounds; Iron; Metabolic pathways; Metabolism; Microorganisms; Natural environment; Nitrates; nitrites; Organic carbon; Organic matter; Oxidation; Oxidoreductions; Redox reactions; Sec 3 • Remediation and Management of Contaminated or Degraded Lands • Review Article; Soil Science & Conservation; Soils; Sulfates; Sulfides; Sulphides; thermodynamics; Anaerobic microorganisms; Redox reactions; Elemental biogeochemical cycles; Thermodynamic energy
• ISSN: 1439-0108; 1614-7480
• DOI: 10.1007/s11368-017-1767-4

Purpose The thermodynamic energy of redox reactions affects the distribution of microbial redox reactions and cyclic transformation of elements in various anaerobic ecosystems. The principle of thermodynamics is of dramatic significance in understanding the energetics of metabolic processes, the bio...