https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4284464/
I found a paper exploring non-oxygenic photosynthesis. One of which where methane takes the place of carbon dioxide and hydrogen the place of oxygen.
CH4+H2O+photons→CH2O+2H2
Apparently, this method uses a fourth of the energy required for organisms to create biomass than than our own form of photosynthesis. Not only that, but when one gram of that biomass is broken down, it only gives a fourth of the energy of oxygenic biomass.
This makes me wonder what life would be like on such a world. Thoughts?
I found a paper exploring non-oxygenic photosynthesis. One of which where methane takes the place of carbon dioxide and hydrogen the place of oxygen.
CH4+H2O+photons→CH2O+2H2
Apparently, this method uses a fourth of the energy required for organisms to create biomass than than our own form of photosynthesis. Not only that, but when one gram of that biomass is broken down, it only gives a fourth of the energy of oxygenic biomass.
This makes me wonder what life would be like on such a world. Thoughts?
Ever make mistakes in life? Let's make them birds. Yeah, they're birds now.
~ Bob Ross
~ Bob Ross