Effects of the NaCl Concentration and Montmorillonite Content on Formation Kinetics of Methane Hydrate

Most resources of natural gas hydrate (NGH) exist in marine sediments where salts and sea mud are involved. It is of great importance to investigate the effects of salts and sea mud on NGH formation kinetics. In this study, the mixture of silica sand and montmorillonite was used to mimic sea mud. Th...

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Published in:Journal of Marine Science and Engineering
Main Authors: Zeng, Haopeng, Zhang, Yu, Zhang, Lei, Chen, Zhaoyang, Li, Xiaosen
Format: Report
Language:English
Published: MDPI 2022
Subjects:
methane hydrate
NaCl concentration
montmorillonite
hydrate formation kinetic
CLAY MINERAL DISTRIBUTION
NATURAL-GAS HYDRATE
SOUTH CHINA SEA
SURFACE SEDIMENTS
DISSOCIATION
PHASE
BASIN
BED
Engineering
Oceanography
Marine
Ocean
Methane hydrate
Online Access:http://ir.giec.ac.cn/handle/344007/36120
https://doi.org/10.3390/jmse10040548
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Summary:Most resources of natural gas hydrate (NGH) exist in marine sediments where salts and sea mud are involved. It is of great importance to investigate the effects of salts and sea mud on NGH formation kinetics. In this study, the mixture of silica sand and montmorillonite was used to mimic sea mud. The effects of the NaCl concentration of pore water and montmorillonite content on methane hydrate formation were studied. A low NaCl concentration of 0.2 mol/L and a low montmorillonite content range of 10-25 wt% is beneficial to reduce the induction time of hydrate formation. The high NaCl concentration and high content of montmorillonite will significantly increase the induction time. The average induction time for the experiments with the NaCl concentrations of 0, 0.2, 0.6, and 1.2 mol/L is 20.99, 8.11, 15.74, and 30.88 h, respectively. In the pure silica sand, the NaCl concentration of 0.2 mol/L can improve the final water conversion. In the experiments with pure water, the water conversion increases with the increase of the montmorillonite content due to the improvement of the dispersion of montmorillonite to water. The water conversion of the experiments in pure water with the montmorillonite contents of 0, 10, 25 and 40 wt% is 12.14% (+/- 1.06%), 24.68% (+/- 1.49%), 29.59% (+/- 2.30%), and 32.57% (+/- 1.64%), respectively. In the case of both montmorillonite and NaCl existing, there is a complicated change in the water conversion. In general, the increase of the NaCl concentration enhances the inhibition of hydrate formation and reduces the final water conversion, which is the key factor affecting the final water conversion. The average water conversion of the experiments under the NaCl concentrations of 0, 0.2, 0.6 and 1.2 mol/L is 24.74, 15.14, 8.85, and 5.74%, respectively.

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