Effect of Pressure on Hydrogen Isotope Fractionation in Methane during Methane Hydrate Formation at Temperatures Below the Freezing Point of Water
Isotopic fractionation of methane between gas and solid hydrate phases provides data regarding hydrate-forming environments, but the effect of pressure on isotopic fractionation is not well understood. In this study, methane hydrates were synthesized in a pressure cell, and the hydrogen isotope comp...
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ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:be0783caad584544943a00c746c79aea 2023-07-23T04:20:17+02:00 Effect of Pressure on Hydrogen Isotope Fractionation in Methane during Methane Hydrate Formation at Temperatures Below the Freezing Point of Water Akihiro Hachikubo Taichi Nezu Kaede Takizawa Satoshi Takeya 2023-04-01T00:00:00Z https://doi.org/10.3390/methane2020010 https://doaj.org/article/be0783caad584544943a00c746c79aea EN eng MDPI AG https://www.mdpi.com/2674-0389/2/2/10 https://doaj.org/toc/2674-0389 doi:10.3390/methane2020010 2674-0389 https://doaj.org/article/be0783caad584544943a00c746c79aea Methane, Vol 2, Iss 10, Pp 129-136 (2023) methane hydrate hydrogen isotope isotopic fractionation Biochemistry QD415-436 Geophysics. Cosmic physics QC801-809 article 2023 ftdoajarticles https://doi.org/10.3390/methane2020010 2023-07-02T00:37:39Z Isotopic fractionation of methane between gas and solid hydrate phases provides data regarding hydrate-forming environments, but the effect of pressure on isotopic fractionation is not well understood. In this study, methane hydrates were synthesized in a pressure cell, and the hydrogen isotope compositions of the residual and hydrate-bound gases were determined. The δ 2 H of hydrate-bound methane formed below the freezing point of water was 5.7–10.3‰ lower than that of residual methane, indicating that methane hydrate generally encapsulates lighter molecules (CH 4 ) instead of CH 3 2 H. The fractionation factors α H-V of the gas and hydrate phases were in the range 0.9881–0.9932 at a temperature and pressure of 223.3–268.2 K and 1.7–19.5 MPa, respectively. Furthermore, α H-V increased with increasing formation pressure, suggesting that the difference in the hydrogen isotopes of the hydrate-bound methane and surrounding methane yields data regarding the formation pressure. Although the differences in the hydrogen isotopes observed in this study are insignificant, precise analyses of the isotopes of natural hydrates in the same area enable the determination of the pressure during hydrate formation. Article in Journal/Newspaper Methane hydrate Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles Methane 2 2 129 136 |
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Isotopic fractionation of methane between gas and solid hydrate phases provides data regarding hydrate-forming environments, but the effect of pressure on isotopic fractionation is not well understood. In this study, methane hydrates were synthesized in a pressure cell, and the hydrogen isotope compositions of the residual and hydrate-bound gases were determined. The δ 2 H of hydrate-bound methane formed below the freezing point of water was 5.7–10.3‰ lower than that of residual methane, indicating that methane hydrate generally encapsulates lighter molecules (CH 4 ) instead of CH 3 2 H. The fractionation factors α H-V of the gas and hydrate phases were in the range 0.9881–0.9932 at a temperature and pressure of 223.3–268.2 K and 1.7–19.5 MPa, respectively. Furthermore, α H-V increased with increasing formation pressure, suggesting that the difference in the hydrogen isotopes of the hydrate-bound methane and surrounding methane yields data regarding the formation pressure. Although the differences in the hydrogen isotopes observed in this study are insignificant, precise analyses of the isotopes of natural hydrates in the same area enable the determination of the pressure during hydrate formation. |
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Akihiro Hachikubo Taichi Nezu Kaede Takizawa Satoshi Takeya |
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Effect of Pressure on Hydrogen Isotope Fractionation in Methane during Methane Hydrate Formation at Temperatures Below the Freezing Point of Water |
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Effect of Pressure on Hydrogen Isotope Fractionation in Methane during Methane Hydrate Formation at Temperatures Below the Freezing Point of Water |
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Effect of Pressure on Hydrogen Isotope Fractionation in Methane during Methane Hydrate Formation at Temperatures Below the Freezing Point of Water |
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Effect of Pressure on Hydrogen Isotope Fractionation in Methane during Methane Hydrate Formation at Temperatures Below the Freezing Point of Water |
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Effect of Pressure on Hydrogen Isotope Fractionation in Methane during Methane Hydrate Formation at Temperatures Below the Freezing Point of Water |
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effect of pressure on hydrogen isotope fractionation in methane during methane hydrate formation at temperatures below the freezing point of water |
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