Hydrate Formation Using Dowfax Gemini Surfactants

• Main Author: Viloria, Franchette
• Format: Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: CUNY Academic Works 2012
• Subjects: Hydrate; Surfactant; Dowfax; Chemical Engineering; Engineering; Gemini; Methane hydrate
• Online Access: https://academicworks.cuny.edu/cc_etds_theses/86; https://academicworks.cuny.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1085&context=cc_etds_theses

"Gas hydrate formation is a stochastic and slow process. However, the use of a small amount of surfactant can speed up the rate of hydrate formation. This work investigates the effect of two Dow surfactants, Dowfax 2A1 and Dowfax C6L, on gas hydrate formation, first by determining the adsorptio...