Role of Microbes in the Smectite-to-Illite Reaction

Jinwook Kim; Hailiang Dong; Jennifer Seabaugh; Steven W. Newell; Dennis D. Eberl

doi:10.1126/science.1093245

Role of Microbes in the Smectite-to-Illite Reaction

Jinwook Kim, Hailiang Dong, Jennifer Seabaugh, Steven W. Newell, Dennis D. Eberl

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Temperature, pressure, and time have been thought to control the smectiteto-illite (S-I) reaction, an important diagenetic process used for petroleum exploration. We demonstrated that microorganisms can promote the S-I reaction by dissolving smectite through reduction of structural FE(III) at room temperature and 1 atmosphere within 14 days. This reaction typically requires conditions of 300° to 350°C, 100 megapascals, and 4 to 5 months in the absence of microbial activity. These results challenge the conventional concept of the S-I reaction and of reaction kinetic models.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	830-832
Number of pages	3
Journal	Science
Volume	303
Issue number	5659
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1126/science.1093245
Publication status	Published - 2004 Feb 6

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