ArticleNature communications2024
Directional long-distance electron transfer from reduced to oxidized zones in the subsurface.
Article in Nature communications, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.
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Abstract
Electron transfer (ET) is the fundamental redox process of life and element cycling. The ET distance is normally as short as nanometers or micrometers in the subsurface. However, the redox gradient in the subsurface is as long as centimeters or even meters. This gap triggers an intriguing question whether directional long-distance ET from reduced to oxidized zones exists along the redox gradient. By using electron-donating capacity variation as a proxy of ET, we show that ET can last over 10 cm along the redox gradient in sediment columns, through a directional long-distance ET chain from reduced to oxidized zones constituted by a series of short-distance electron hopping reactions. Microbial and chemical processes synergistically mediate the long-distance ET chain, with an estimated flux of 6.73 μmol e
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