Martian redox chemistry: oxygen reduction in low temperature magnesium perchlorate brines
NASA has a mandate to send humans to Mars by 2033. Recent discoveries regarding Mars include the likely presence of low temperature liquid brines on the planet’s surface. This work investigates redox chemistry in near saturated aqueous 2.8 M Mg(ClO4)2 at temperatures as low as -34oC. These condition...
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| author | Elliott, J Ngamchuea, K Batchelor-McAuley, C Compton, R |
| author_facet | Elliott, J Ngamchuea, K Batchelor-McAuley, C Compton, R |
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| description | NASA has a mandate to send humans to Mars by 2033. Recent discoveries regarding Mars include the likely presence of low temperature liquid brines on the planet’s surface. This work investigates redox chemistry in near saturated aqueous 2.8 M Mg(ClO4)2 at temperatures as low as -34oC. These conditions are comparable to those thought to be found on the Martian surface. In particular electro-reduction of oxygen is studied and the diffusion coefficient and solubility of this important redox species established. |
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| spelling | oxford-uuid:fa76046c-4e6c-4cf7-b850-cd8c73870cd62022-03-27T13:06:06ZMartian redox chemistry: oxygen reduction in low temperature magnesium perchlorate brinesJournal articlehttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_dcae04bcuuid:fa76046c-4e6c-4cf7-b850-cd8c73870cd6Symplectic Elements at OxfordAmerican Chemical Society2017Elliott, JNgamchuea, KBatchelor-McAuley, CCompton, RNASA has a mandate to send humans to Mars by 2033. Recent discoveries regarding Mars include the likely presence of low temperature liquid brines on the planet’s surface. This work investigates redox chemistry in near saturated aqueous 2.8 M Mg(ClO4)2 at temperatures as low as -34oC. These conditions are comparable to those thought to be found on the Martian surface. In particular electro-reduction of oxygen is studied and the diffusion coefficient and solubility of this important redox species established. |
| spellingShingle | Elliott, J Ngamchuea, K Batchelor-McAuley, C Compton, R Martian redox chemistry: oxygen reduction in low temperature magnesium perchlorate brines |
| title | Martian redox chemistry: oxygen reduction in low temperature magnesium perchlorate brines |
| title_full | Martian redox chemistry: oxygen reduction in low temperature magnesium perchlorate brines |
| title_fullStr | Martian redox chemistry: oxygen reduction in low temperature magnesium perchlorate brines |
| title_full_unstemmed | Martian redox chemistry: oxygen reduction in low temperature magnesium perchlorate brines |
| title_short | Martian redox chemistry: oxygen reduction in low temperature magnesium perchlorate brines |
| title_sort | martian redox chemistry oxygen reduction in low temperature magnesium perchlorate brines |
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