N. Lahav
Hebrew University of Jerusalem
40 Papers
435 Citations
N. Lahav is an academic researcher from Hebrew University of Jerusalem. The author has contributed to research in topics: Montmorillonite & Intercalation (chemistry). The author has an hindex of 15, co-authored 40 publications. Previous affiliations of N. Lahav include Agricultural Research Service & University of Haifa.
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Papers
A thermo-FTIR-spectroscopy analysis of Al-pillared smectites differing in source of charge, in KBr disks
S. Acemana,N. Lahav,S. Yariv +2 more
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors investigated the reactions occurring by the clay framework during the thermal treatment of montmorillonite, beidellite, saponite, hectorite and Laponite saturated with the Keggin ion [AlIVO4AlVI12(OH)24(H2O)12]7+) and recorded their FTIR spectra at each 50° increment.
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The RNA-world and co-evolution hypotheses and the origin of life: implications, research strategies and perspectives.
TL;DR: A central element in the proposed experimental strategies is the study of the catalytic activities of very small peptides and RNA-like oligomers, according to existing, as well as to yet-to-be-invented scenarios of the two hypotheses under consideration.
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A thermo-XRD study of Al-pillared smectites differing in source of charge, obtained in dialyzed, non-dialyzed and washed systems
S. Aceman,N. Lahav,S. Yariv +2 more
TL;DR: The mechanism of Al-pillaring of the following smectites: montmorillonite, beidellite, saponite, hectorite and Laponite was investigated in this paper.
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Cross-linked smectites; II, Flocculation and microfabric characteristics of hydroxy-aluminum-montmorillonite
TL;DR: In this paper, cross-linking of Li-montmorillonite by hydroxy-aluminum oligomers was performed in a specially constructed mixing apparatus, and observations on flocculation and solution composition were carried out during and after the crosslinking reaction; the dry product was studied by scanning electron microscopy.
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Prebiotic co-evolution of self-replication and translation or RNA world?
TL;DR: Rather than the RNA monopoly postulated by the RNA World hypothesis, an early co-evolution of primitive enzymes and ribozymes is suggested, which can be realized after the "invention" of a catalytic molecule capable of specifically charging a proto-tRNA by an amino acid.
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