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Table 3 Changes in H2 concentration and pH of fluid samples through time

From: Hydrogen-rich hydrothermal environments in the Hadean ocean inferred from serpentinization of komatiites at 300 °C and 500 bar

Olivine

Al2O3-5 % komatiite

Al2O3-10 % komatiite

Time (h)

pH25 °C

H2 (mmol/kg)

Time (h)

pH25 °C

H2 (mmol/kg)

Time (h)

pH25 °C

H2 (mmol/kg)

0

6.8

3.5 × 10− 4

0

7.0

7.1 × 10− 4

0

7.0

n.d.

24

10.3

1.5

24

7.5

3.9 × 10− 3

24

7.7

0.005

96

9.6

5.9

96

8.2

0.20

96

7.3

0.042

336

10.9

4.4

264

8.2

1.1

264

7.8

0.019

1512

10.8

61.2

648

7.7

1.9

648

8.5

0.018

1848

10.9

67.4

1176

8.1

20.0

1176

7.5

0.074

2688

10.5

61.8

2112

8.0

23.0

2112

7.7

0.052

      

2668

8.0

0.030