Table 2.
Affinities for different catabolic reactions in kJ and normalized affinities in J per e- and Kg Vent-fluid at the Southern Area (TWP)
| Southern Area | 5 Hydrogenotrophic sulfate reduction | 6 Hydrogenotrophic methanogenesis | 7 Anaerobe oxidation of methane | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Measured | Predicted | Measured | Predicted | Measured | Predicted | |
| kJ | kJ | kJ | ||||
| February-March 1992 | 128.6 | 156.7 | 94.1 | 128.0 | 34.5 | 28.7 |
| October 1994 | 129.3 | 165.1 | 93.4 | 135.3 | 35.9 | 29.8 |
| November 1995 | 104.3 | 161.2 | 70.1 | 130.8 | 34.2 | 30.4 |
| November 1997 | 103.9 | 151.1 | 73.8 | 122.5 | 30.1 | 28.7 |
| April 2000 | 88.4 | 130.4 | 63.9 | 105.7 | 24.7 | 24.5 |
| J per e- and Kg vent fluid | J per e- and Kg vent fluid | J per e- and Kg vent fluid | ||||
| February-March 1992 | 1.34 | 30.28 | 0.98 | 24.73 | 9.07 | 0.73 |
| October 1994 | 0.64 | 41.50 | 0.46 | 34.01 | 1.64 | 0.41 |
| November 1995 | 0.05 | 23.57 | 0.03 | 19.13 | 1.27 | 0.38 |
| November 1997 | 0.08 | 16.34 | 0.06 | 13.24 | 0.58 | 0.42 |
| April 2000 | 0.09 | 10.95 | 0.06 | 8.88 | 0.31 | 0.33 |