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    The dependence of soil H2 uptake on temperature and moisture: a reanalysis of laboratory data

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    D. H. Ehhalt,

    Forschungszentrum Jülich, DE
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    F. Rohrer

    Forschungszentrum Jülich, DE
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    Abstract

    In the past two types of laboratory experiments have been employed to determine the dependence of H2 uptake by soils on temperature and moisture: Head space and flow experiments. The former actually measure the rate constant of the H2 removal from the head space, kH, the latter the uptake rate of H2, U H2, both caused by a given volume of soil. From an analytical solution of the diffusion equation in the soil we derive a mathematical relation between k H and k s, the desired uptake rate constant of H2 in soil. Another equation relates U H2 with k s. Both types of experiments actually determine the product of k s with Θa, the air-filled pore volume fraction. k s.Θa for eolian sand and loess loam show zero uptake at very low and high moisture contents and a well defined maximum in between. Unlike soil moisture which also acts on the soil properties, the soil temperature, T, acts essentially on the enzyme activity only. Thus k s(T) is directly proportional to k H(T) or U H2(T) and the data of all experiments can be superimposed by scaling. The resulting average k s(T) shows a broad maximum around 30◦C with zero uptake below −20◦C and above 80◦C.

    How to Cite: Ehhalt, D.H. and Rohrer, F., 2011. The dependence of soil H2 uptake on temperature and moisture: a reanalysis of laboratory data. Tellus B: Chemical and Physical Meteorology, 63(5), pp.1040–1051. DOI: http://doi.org/10.1111/j.1600-0889.2011.00581.x
      Published on 01 Jan 2011
    Peer Reviewed
     CC BY 4.0
     Accepted on 28 Jul 2011            Submitted on 7 Apr 2011

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