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Originally Posted by nota
fire creates heat that speeds the combustion reaction
ash does not create more ash
but rust creates more rust , WHY?
rust is a local reaction catalyzed by something at the reaction location
I think there is bio-active something going on
Biogenic Magnetite Formation through Anaerobic Biooxidation of Fe(II)
Project – Super specialized Bio-active surfaces - Projects - Danish Technological Institute
https://www.biooekonomie-bw.de/en/articles/news/mineral-forming-bacteria-of-great-usage-value/
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"In an iron- and silicate-containing solution, green sulphur bacteria, purple sulphur bacteria and purple non-sulphur bacteria are able to oxidise iron (II) to iron (III) compounds at 20˚ C. One representative of these bacteria, Rhodobacter ferrooxidans, was not discovered until 1993 and it was several more years before further papers were published on this bacterial species. In Tübingen, the bacterium has become a kind of pet project for Kappler's team of researchers. The findings obtained with R. ferrooxidans are a geobiological and geomineral breakthrough, and are so important that they will be included in fundamental science books. "The results open up a completely new understanding of early earth development and the ‘evolution' of atmosphere and hydrosphere," said Kappler. |
If you actually read what you're quoting here (and understand it), you'll understand that what you're citing doesn't support your claim.