Contactless probing of polycrystalline methane hydrate at pore scale suggests weaker tensile properties than thought
The authors here report tensile properties of polycrystalline methane hydrate at the micron scale by applying a contactless, thermos-induced stress to a tenuous shell of hydrate grown in a thin glass capillary. The results suggest that the cohesive strength of methane hydrate in marine settings may...
| Published in: | Nature Communications |
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| Main Authors: | , , , |
| Format: | Article in Journal/Newspaper |
| Language: | English |
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Nature Portfolio
2020
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| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-16628-4 https://doaj.org/article/34fe2e59a9bc4b45912b4eb8c02016a7 |
| Summary: | The authors here report tensile properties of polycrystalline methane hydrate at the micron scale by applying a contactless, thermos-induced stress to a tenuous shell of hydrate grown in a thin glass capillary. The results suggest that the cohesive strength of methane hydrate in marine settings may be an order of magnitude less than currently thought. |
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