A survey of photogeochemistry

The participation of sunlight in the natural chemistry of the earth is presented as a unique field of study, from historical observations to prospects for future inquiry. A compilation of known reactions shows the extent of light-driven interactions between naturally occurring components of land, air, and water, and provides the backdrop for an outline of the mechanisms of these phenomena. Catalyzed reactions, uncatalyzed reactions, direct processes, and indirect processes all operate in natural photochemical transformations, many of which are analogous to well-known biological reactions. By overlaying photochemistry and surface geochemistry, complementary approaches can be adopted to identify natural photochemical reactions and discern their significance in the environment.

• Publication year

  2017

• Venue

  Geochemical Transactions

• Publication date

  2017-02-10

• Fields of study

  Geology, Medicine, Chemistry, Environmental Science

• Identifiers
  DOI 10.1186/s12932-017-0039-yPMID 28246525PMCID 5307419
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  Open on Semantic Scholar

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  Semantic Scholar, PubMed

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