1 00:00:00,790 --> 00:00:07,320 [Music] 2 00:00:12,939 --> 00:00:08,709 [Applause] 3 00:00:15,879 --> 00:00:12,949 I will introduce mixed in studies at 4 00:00:19,390 --> 00:00:15,889 mixed Phillip solutions and experimental 5 00:00:24,429 --> 00:00:19,400 measurements in the is a field of 6 00:00:26,560 --> 00:00:24,439 probability biotic chemistry from the 7 00:00:30,100 --> 00:00:26,570 increasing complexity from the ability 8 00:00:32,409 --> 00:00:30,110 to have the biochemistry critical step 9 00:00:36,279 --> 00:00:32,419 is the formation of chemical bonds 10 00:00:39,459 --> 00:00:36,289 between nitrogen and carbon and in the 11 00:00:41,529 --> 00:00:39,469 absence of enzymatic catalysis on early 12 00:00:46,319 --> 00:00:41,539 planets this reaction occur with 13 00:00:49,689 --> 00:00:46,329 difficulties and we suggest that it uses 14 00:00:52,840 --> 00:00:49,699 nitrogen species of intermediate red 15 00:00:56,979 --> 00:00:52,850 redox state which are less stable so 16 00:01:02,739 --> 00:00:56,989 much more reactive than any traitor or 17 00:01:05,740 --> 00:01:02,749 even ammonium important here is this 18 00:01:09,399 --> 00:01:05,750 behavior of the nitrogen species annoyed 19 00:01:12,700 --> 00:01:09,409 the less stable one and we focused on 20 00:01:17,940 --> 00:01:12,710 hard ways in reduced form of nitrogen 21 00:01:21,130 --> 00:01:17,950 used in special and nuclear industry 22 00:01:25,420 --> 00:01:21,140 this species is a reduced form of 23 00:01:27,910 --> 00:01:25,430 nitrogen and II it is a very efficient 24 00:01:30,810 --> 00:01:27,920 reducer in aqueous solution but it 25 00:01:34,950 --> 00:01:30,820 remains stable at low temperature and 26 00:01:39,030 --> 00:01:34,960 low dimension and in reduced condition 27 00:01:42,130 --> 00:01:39,040 in order to evaluate its possible in the 28 00:01:46,840 --> 00:01:42,140 biotech chemistry we connected in 29 00:01:47,650 --> 00:01:46,850 parallel detailed spacian in alkaline 30 00:01:49,360 --> 00:01:47,660 and reduced 31 00:01:53,310 --> 00:01:49,370 solutions that we believed to be 32 00:01:55,990 --> 00:01:53,320 favorable for the emergence of life and 33 00:01:59,770 --> 00:01:56,000 laboratory measurements to determine its 34 00:02:03,700 --> 00:01:59,780 chemical properties let's begin with a 35 00:02:07,330 --> 00:02:03,710 field data we began analysis 10 years 36 00:02:10,890 --> 00:02:07,340 ago in paternal Brazil this environment 37 00:02:13,240 --> 00:02:10,900 characterized by numerous small legs 38 00:02:16,840 --> 00:02:13,250 saline and 39 00:02:20,620 --> 00:02:16,850 alkaline legs subjected to evaporation 40 00:02:23,770 --> 00:02:20,630 and we monitor it the accused's 41 00:02:28,450 --> 00:02:23,780 chemistry busts in the legs and also in 42 00:02:31,060 --> 00:02:28,460 deep aquifers from Kissimmee turn I will 43 00:02:36,250 --> 00:02:31,070 put in here but sorry 44 00:02:42,100 --> 00:02:36,260 I reported here the ESP H data of the 45 00:02:46,300 --> 00:02:42,110 lakes and aquifers and on the and we 46 00:02:49,570 --> 00:02:46,310 found hydrazine in some of the flags one 47 00:02:53,530 --> 00:02:49,580 legs is representing here the 48 00:02:56,290 --> 00:02:53,540 concentration of hydrazine versus pH and 49 00:02:59,440 --> 00:02:56,300 the origin of this hydrogen is not clear 50 00:03:01,840 --> 00:02:59,450 could be a biotic but also it could be 51 00:03:08,260 --> 00:03:01,850 from by the decomposition of anammox 52 00:03:10,590 --> 00:03:08,270 bacteria after the first tentative we 53 00:03:13,690 --> 00:03:10,600 focused on another context the hyper 54 00:03:16,120 --> 00:03:13,700 alkaline Springs from by the deep 55 00:03:19,750 --> 00:03:16,130 integration of continued telomere in 56 00:03:22,180 --> 00:03:19,760 water wizz with photography quirks we 57 00:03:24,600 --> 00:03:22,190 have the main currents all around the 58 00:03:30,820 --> 00:03:24,610 world and we sampled some of them 59 00:03:33,580 --> 00:03:30,830 continual ones here in almond dizzy 60 00:03:34,240 --> 00:03:33,590 other side where anammox bacteria can be 61 00:03:37,630 --> 00:03:34,250 discarded 62 00:03:42,400 --> 00:03:37,640 we found a rising again you have an 63 00:03:48,100 --> 00:03:42,410 example of typical Springs with high pH 64 00:03:51,100 --> 00:03:48,110 pH values there are very extreme in 65 00:03:55,630 --> 00:03:51,110 italia we found a loss in again in 66 00:03:58,360 --> 00:03:55,640 similar springs we lost picture and even 67 00:04:02,130 --> 00:03:58,370 very nice Frank's forming a natural pool 68 00:04:07,180 --> 00:04:02,140 and two weeks ago we sampled 69 00:04:11,199 --> 00:04:07,190 alkaline solution from 150 meters def 70 00:04:12,960 --> 00:04:11,209 bore holes in an aromatic inclusions any 71 00:04:16,020 --> 00:04:12,970 foreign origin again 72 00:04:20,650 --> 00:04:16,030 so let's return to the chemistry I 73 00:04:25,860 --> 00:04:20,660 plotted here in HP atrium all the 74 00:04:28,870 --> 00:04:25,870 measured data and with annoyed 75 00:04:31,570 --> 00:04:28,880 in with the situation with high erosion 76 00:04:36,219 --> 00:04:31,580 and in doing in weather saturation with 77 00:04:39,969 --> 00:04:36,229 oxygen and the data are very scattered 78 00:04:45,850 --> 00:04:39,979 but if he used the nitrogen's position 79 00:04:50,939 --> 00:04:45,860 as a h4 here nitrite and nitrate a 80 00:04:53,980 --> 00:04:50,949 couple and the nitrate ammonia couple 81 00:04:57,490 --> 00:04:53,990 the corresponding H value fits the 82 00:05:00,730 --> 00:04:57,500 highest measured value by by a party 83 00:05:04,180 --> 00:05:00,740 known problem and we also measure the 84 00:05:06,760 --> 00:05:04,190 accused oxygen by an oximeter and the 85 00:05:13,020 --> 00:05:06,770 corresponding we found concentration on 86 00:05:20,170 --> 00:05:13,030 1 ppm or 0.1 ppm with corresponding pH 87 00:05:23,409 --> 00:05:20,180 values in here not still here concerning 88 00:05:27,960 --> 00:05:23,419 hydrazine I plotted here the measured 89 00:05:31,750 --> 00:05:27,970 values as values the H measured by the 90 00:05:36,580 --> 00:05:31,760 Platinum problem the highest 91 00:05:40,719 --> 00:05:36,590 concentrations falls in pH range much 92 00:05:42,939 --> 00:05:40,729 higher than the values calculated from 93 00:05:47,550 --> 00:05:42,949 the South a potent cell of oxidation of 94 00:05:50,560 --> 00:05:47,560 hydrogen here in blue that means suggest 95 00:05:55,600 --> 00:05:50,570 transients process for the formation of 96 00:05:58,390 --> 00:05:55,610 the species some words about the 97 00:06:02,469 --> 00:05:58,400 experiment experimental world I use this 98 00:06:05,200 --> 00:06:02,479 kind of device designed for hydro 99 00:06:08,950 --> 00:06:05,210 thermal reactions up to 300 degrees it 100 00:06:12,100 --> 00:06:08,960 is connected to HPLC prompt to renew the 101 00:06:15,189 --> 00:06:12,110 solution and equipped with internal 102 00:06:20,399 --> 00:06:15,199 probes allowing the in situ monitoring 103 00:06:22,990 --> 00:06:20,409 of H and pH we use it 10 years ago to 104 00:06:26,529 --> 00:06:23,000 measure of the standard potential for 105 00:06:30,909 --> 00:06:26,539 the first the decomposition rate of 106 00:06:33,519 --> 00:06:30,919 hydrazine versus temperature and also pH 107 00:06:35,810 --> 00:06:33,529 and we found an intra singham species 108 00:06:40,340 --> 00:06:35,820 and low pH is more stable we 109 00:06:46,130 --> 00:06:40,350 even suggest a single load to fit the 110 00:06:48,050 --> 00:06:46,140 data and we also measured the Sun a 111 00:06:52,010 --> 00:06:48,060 potential of the oxidation of hydrazine 112 00:06:53,990 --> 00:06:52,020 by processes eh pH data here at high 113 00:06:59,350 --> 00:06:54,000 temperature because it was for another 114 00:07:02,180 --> 00:06:59,360 purpose and you have the equilibrate 115 00:07:06,710 --> 00:07:02,190 reaction in england and corresponding 116 00:07:10,250 --> 00:07:06,720 nancy question here we continue this 117 00:07:15,860 --> 00:07:10,260 work at lower temperature and lower pH 118 00:07:22,210 --> 00:07:15,870 because at low pH in racine is also Knox 119 00:07:25,190 --> 00:07:22,220 Eliza it is reduced in in ammonium this 120 00:07:27,620 --> 00:07:25,200 this figure showed that in the 121 00:07:32,720 --> 00:07:27,630 intermediate eh range hydrazine is not 122 00:07:35,570 --> 00:07:32,730 stable and it's it is oxidized in in 123 00:07:40,640 --> 00:07:35,580 nitrogen and reduced in ammonia is 124 00:07:42,520 --> 00:07:40,650 typical a disproportionation reaction of 125 00:07:46,220 --> 00:07:42,530 the questions how does it form in an 126 00:07:51,860 --> 00:07:46,230 extreme either by reduction of nitrate 127 00:07:54,710 --> 00:07:51,870 or by oxidation of ammonia we test ten 128 00:07:58,100 --> 00:07:54,720 years ago the reduction of nitrate by 129 00:08:02,780 --> 00:07:58,110 hydrogen using iron as a catalyst it was 130 00:08:08,200 --> 00:08:02,790 for another purpose and we found nitrite 131 00:08:16,040 --> 00:08:12,230 currently experimenting the oxidation of 132 00:08:20,540 --> 00:08:16,050 ammonia using ion magnetite or imitate 133 00:08:23,150 --> 00:08:20,550 as catalyst and in someone's with we we 134 00:08:26,750 --> 00:08:23,160 found twice of hydrazine for the higher 135 00:08:31,420 --> 00:08:26,760 pH values this rock is not finished and 136 00:08:36,260 --> 00:08:31,430 this data should be confirmed well 137 00:08:39,230 --> 00:08:36,270 another question is also produced what 138 00:08:41,839 --> 00:08:39,240 is the stability of hydrazine with 139 00:08:42,620 --> 00:08:41,849 respect with other actual species we 140 00:08:46,250 --> 00:08:42,630 experimented 141 00:08:48,259 --> 00:08:46,260 several assemblage to test several 142 00:08:51,829 --> 00:08:48,269 pathways 143 00:08:54,559 --> 00:08:51,839 I reported here the pollution of ammonia 144 00:08:58,129 --> 00:08:54,569 against the rest of our lesson I will 145 00:08:59,840 --> 00:08:58,139 not detail or all these experiments 146 00:09:03,019 --> 00:08:59,850 the idea is to distinguish between 147 00:09:04,639 --> 00:09:03,029 different paths while the pure oxidation 148 00:09:07,639 --> 00:09:04,649 the pure election and the 149 00:09:10,939 --> 00:09:07,649 disproportionation here the conclusion 150 00:09:14,389 --> 00:09:10,949 is that the oxidation of hydrogen is 151 00:09:17,930 --> 00:09:14,399 easy by Acuras oxygen only not by any 152 00:09:20,120 --> 00:09:17,940 trade for example and even even its 153 00:09:23,870 --> 00:09:20,130 radiation by hydrogen is not easy it 154 00:09:25,970 --> 00:09:23,880 requires a catalyst so oxygen is a more 155 00:09:34,960 --> 00:09:25,980 active species within erosion in the 156 00:09:38,269 --> 00:09:34,970 natural environment and to conclude the 157 00:09:42,470 --> 00:09:38,279 using all these data we propose the 158 00:09:49,189 --> 00:09:42,480 following scheme hydrogen is produced by 159 00:09:53,420 --> 00:09:49,199 oxidation of ammonia news o face and 160 00:09:57,819 --> 00:09:53,430 before it is completely oxidized in 161 00:10:01,249 --> 00:09:57,829 nitrogen it can react with other 162 00:10:04,179 --> 00:10:01,259 organics in the water to produce amino 163 00:10:06,100 --> 00:10:04,189 acid and this is currently in 164 00:10:12,060 --> 00:10:06,110 experimental in tourism 165 00:10:17,299 --> 00:10:14,699 [Applause] 166 00:10:19,739 --> 00:10:17,309 we have some time for questions or I 167 00:10:22,859 --> 00:10:19,749 actually have a question yeah so you 168 00:10:25,499 --> 00:10:22,869 invoke these of Steel powder yeah 169 00:10:28,079 --> 00:10:25,509 have you the and that was to degrade the 170 00:10:31,919 --> 00:10:28,089 hydrazine is that was that the rate or 171 00:10:37,139 --> 00:10:31,929 to produce the hydrazine I use it first 172 00:10:43,049 --> 00:10:37,149 to decompose the compost he tried to 173 00:10:45,239 --> 00:10:43,059 reduced it right in ammonia then I use 174 00:10:50,279 --> 00:10:45,249 it because I found that it was a 175 00:10:54,929 --> 00:10:50,289 catalyst so I use it to to reduced 176 00:11:01,650 --> 00:10:54,939 hydrazine and also to except to oxidized 177 00:11:04,169 --> 00:11:01,660 ammonia so do you know how flexible the 178 00:11:07,229 --> 00:11:04,179 system is to the type of powder that you 179 00:11:09,210 --> 00:11:07,239 use is steel the only type of powder 180 00:11:12,150 --> 00:11:09,220 that will cause these things or is it 181 00:11:14,279 --> 00:11:12,160 pretty open that Allah a larger number 182 00:11:15,289 --> 00:11:14,289 of different metal ions would produce 183 00:11:19,859 --> 00:11:15,299 the same effect 184 00:11:24,299 --> 00:11:19,869 I first case I test iron steel different 185 00:11:27,460 --> 00:11:24,309 kind of iOS in carbon steel and stone in 186 00:11:33,040 --> 00:11:29,140 the behavior was a little bit different 187 00:11:36,930 --> 00:11:33,050 and concerning the oxidation of ammonia 188 00:11:43,680 --> 00:11:36,940 I used different for most of Ireland 189 00:11:49,240 --> 00:11:45,850 there was just a different because the 190 00:11:54,819 --> 00:11:49,250 EH pH was different Israel if use carbon 191 00:11:57,220 --> 00:11:54,829 steel the pH will increase and the eh 192 00:12:00,910 --> 00:11:57,230 which decreased is imitated different 193 00:12:03,460 --> 00:12:00,920 and so on and what I'm doing now is to 194 00:12:07,509 --> 00:12:03,470 test is the different way and to look