Energy supply in early development of living cell.
It is proposed that before light and oxidation of organic compounds became the predominant energy suppliers of the living cell, electron charge energy derived from heat energy by mineral particles, was the first energy source. The basis of this hypothesis is the finding that Al2O3 in electrolytic condensors can produce an electron driving force with a potential high enough for electrolysis of water and subsequent reduction of CO2 into organic molecules. This electron driving force is likely to originate from one-way movement of electrons in tunnel structures of the Al2O3 layer, driven by temperature kinetic energy.
van Dalen
Johan P R
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