Browsing by Author "Bontognali, Tomaso R.R."
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Evidence of a Role for Aerobic Bacteria in High Magnesium Carbonate Formation in the Evaporitic Environment of Dohat Faishakh Sabkha in Qatar
Al Disi, Zulfa; Jaoua, Samir; Bontognali, Tomaso R.R.; Attia, Essam S.M.; Al-Kuwari, Hamad A. Al Saad; Zouari, Nabil... more authors ... less authors ( Frontiers Media , 2017 , Article)Dolomite (MgCa(CO3)2) is an important petroleum reservoir rock mineral common in ancient sedimentary rocks which is infrequently found in modern environments. The mechanism of dolomite formation remains poorly understood, ... -
Microbially influenced formation of anhydrite at low temperature
Al Disi, Zulfa Ali; Sadooni, Fadhil; Al-Kuwari, Hamad Al Saad; Bontognali, Tomaso R.R. ( Elsevier B.V. , 2023 , Article)Calcium sulfate minerals are abundant in nature – on Earth and on Mars – and important in several fields of material sciences. With respect to gypsum and bassanite, anhydrite represents the anhydrous crystalline phase in ... -
Systematic laboratory approach to produce Mg-rich carbonates at low temperature
Al Disi, Zulfa Ali; Zouari, Nabil; Attia, Essam; Al-Asali, Mazen; Al Saad Al-Kuwari, Hamad; Sadooni, Fadhil; Dittrich, Maria; Bontognali, Tomaso R.R.... more authors ... less authors ( Royal Society of Chemistry , 2021 , Article)Dolomite is a common Mg-rich carbonate in the geological record, but the mechanism of its formation remains unclear. At low temperature, the incorporation of magnesium ions into the carbonate minerals necessary to form ...