Formation of a nanobubble and its effect on the structural ordering of water in a CH 4 –N 2 –CO 2 –H 2 O mixture

• Published in: Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics
• Main Authors: Kaur, Surinder Pal, Sujith, K. S., Ramachandran, C. N.
• Other Authors: Science and Engineering Research Board, Ministry of Human Resource Development
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) 2018
• Subjects: Methane hydrate
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/c7cp07934f; http://pubs.rsc.org/en/content/articlepdf/2018/CP/C7CP07934F

The replacement of methane (CH 4 ) from its hydrate by a mixture of nitrogen (N 2 ) and carbon dioxide (CO 2 ) involves the dissociation of methane hydrate leading to the formation of a CH 4 –N 2 –CO 2 –H 2 O mixture that can significantly influence the subsequent steps of the replacement process.