Enhanced phosphate cycling in 3 phase-systems – Heat fluxes trigger the liberation and back-precipitation of phosphate, boosting prebiotic chemistry (P03)

无论是在寡核苷酸的骨架中，还是在ATP或磷脂等代谢物中，我们所知道的生命如果没有磷是不可想象的。由于这一突出作用，40亿年前，磷在生命的出现中一定也扮演了重要的角色。磷虽然在地质上分布广泛，但难溶，因此不能用于益生元化学。在这个项目中，我们将研究在温度、pH和压力的广泛参数范围内磷灰石或富磷玻璃等常见矿物的磷浸出，并探索热流驱动的磷酸盐分离以及多相热非平衡系统中的磷酸化。

Whether in the backbone of oligonucleotides, in metabolites such as ATP or phospholipids, life as we know it would be inconceivable without phosphorus. Because of this prominent role, phosphorus must have played an essential role also 4 billion years ago in the emergence of life. Phosphorus, although geologically widespread, is poorly soluble and therefore not available for prebiotic chemistry. In this project, we will investigate phosphorus leaching of common minerals such as Apatite or phosphorous-rich glasses over a wide parameter range of temperature, pH and pressure and explore the heat flux-driven separation of phosphate as well as phosphorylation in multiphase thermal non-equilibrium systems.