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Table 2 Initial stable hydrogen isotopic conditions for the hydrogenotrophic methanogenesis experiments

From: Hydrogen and carbon isotope systematics in hydrogenotrophic methanogenesis under H2-limited and H2-enriched conditions: implications for the origin of methane and its isotopic diagnosis

Batches

Isotope labeling

Initial value

\( {\updelta}^{\mathrm{eq}}{\mathrm{D}}_{{\mathrm{H}}_2\hbox{--} {\mathrm{H}}_2\mathrm{O}} \)

D2O

DH

\( {\updelta \mathrm{D}}_{{\mathrm{H}}_2\mathrm{O}} \)

\( {\updelta \mathrm{D}}_{{\mathrm{H}}_2} \)

Thermophilic coculture experimental set (TC, at 55 °C)

A1

−58

A2

−62

A3

+

+1624

A4

+

+1639

A5

++

+3771

A6

++

+3787

Mesophilic coculture experimental set (MC, at 25 °C)

B1

−62

B2

−58

B3

+

+1406

B4

+

+1413

B5

++

+3662

B6

++

+3286

Thermophilic pure culture experimental set (TP, at 60 °C)

 

C1

−59

−358

DH-rich

C2

+

−53

+330

DH-rich

C3

+

+1097

−287

Equilibrated

C4

+

++

+1210

+1886

DH-rich

C5

++

+2574

−350

D2O-rich

C6

++

+

+2317

+70

Equilibrated

Mesophilic pure culture experimental set (MP, at 30 °C)

 

D1

−54

−344

DH-rich

D2

+

+

+1427

+145

DH-rich

D3

+

+

+1424

+22

DH-rich

D4

+

+1369

−350

Equilibrated

D5

+

+1382

−349

Equilibrated

D6

++

+3096

−351

D2O-rich

D7

++

+

+3142

+85

Equilibrated