Benefits and drawbacks of clathrate hydrates: a review of their areas of interest

• Published in: Energy Conversion and Management
• Main Authors: Chatti, I., Delahaye, Anthony, Fournaison, Laurence, Petitet, J.P.
• Other Authors: Génie des procédés frigorifiques (UR GPAN), Centre national du machinisme agricole, du génie rural, des eaux et forêts (CEMAGREF), Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: HAL CCSD 2005
• Subjects: [SDE]Environmental Sciences; permafrost
• Online Access: https://hal.inrae.fr/hal-02583839; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enconman.2004.06.032

International audience Clathrate hydrates are well known structures that were considered for many years as harmful by the oil and gas industry because of their annoying tendency to plug pipelines. However, hydrates are now attracting renewed interest in many fields. Indeed, gas hydrates naturally found in deep seas and permafrost may provide a large amount of methane. Other positive applications include carbon dioxide sequestration, separation and natural gas storage and transportation. Finally, the use of their dissociation energy can be applied in refrigeration processes and cool storage.