Kinetic, equilibrium and morphology studies of hydrate forming systems ...
Gas hydrates are nonstoichiometric crystalline compounds that form naturally in certain environments on earth. Gas hydrates have been viewed as a nuisance in the oil and gas industry because they may impede oil and gas operations. On the other hand, hydrates are getting recognition as a potential fu...
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University of British Columbia
2009
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| Online Access: | https://dx.doi.org/10.14288/1.0058661 https://doi.library.ubc.ca/10.14288/1.0058661 |
| Summary: | Gas hydrates are nonstoichiometric crystalline compounds that form naturally in certain environments on earth. Gas hydrates have been viewed as a nuisance in the oil and gas industry because they may impede oil and gas operations. On the other hand, hydrates are getting recognition as a potential future energy source. Furthermore, in situ methane hydrate is linked to global warming and carbon dioxide hydrate is linked to carbon dioxide sequestration. In this work, certain kinetic, equilibrium and morphological data were obtained. Such data is useful for the design of safe and economical technologies for gas transportation and storage and facilities to allow exploitation of gas hydrates. Specifically the following issues were addressed in this work. Measurements of the solubility of methane and carbon dioxide gas in liquid water in the presence of gas hydrates have been obtained. It is known that in the absence of gas hydrates the solubility of methane and carbon dioxide increases with decreasing temperature. ... |
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