Three-Dimensional-Printed Polymeric Cores for Methane Hydrate Enhanced Growth
Polymeric models of the core prepared with a Raise3D Pro2 3D printer were employed for methane hydrate formation. Polylactic acid (PLA), acrylonitrile butadiene styrene (ABS), carbon fiber reinforced polyamide-6 (UltraX), thermoplastic polyurethane (PolyFlex), and polycarbonate (ePC) were used for p...
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ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:dfd787a60fc44325bef6fa2a27269adf 2023-06-11T04:14:00+02:00 Three-Dimensional-Printed Polymeric Cores for Methane Hydrate Enhanced Growth Andrey Stoporev Rail Kadyrov Tatyana Adamova Evgeny Statsenko Thanh Hung Nguyen Murtazali Yarakhmedov Anton Semenov Andrey Manakov 2023-05-01T00:00:00Z https://doi.org/10.3390/polym15102312 https://doaj.org/article/dfd787a60fc44325bef6fa2a27269adf EN eng MDPI AG https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4360/15/10/2312 https://doaj.org/toc/2073-4360 doi:10.3390/polym15102312 2073-4360 https://doaj.org/article/dfd787a60fc44325bef6fa2a27269adf Polymers, Vol 15, Iss 2312, p 2312 (2023) gas hydrates methane 3D printing hydrate growth polymeric core Organic chemistry QD241-441 article 2023 ftdoajarticles https://doi.org/10.3390/polym15102312 2023-05-28T00:33:17Z Polymeric models of the core prepared with a Raise3D Pro2 3D printer were employed for methane hydrate formation. Polylactic acid (PLA), acrylonitrile butadiene styrene (ABS), carbon fiber reinforced polyamide-6 (UltraX), thermoplastic polyurethane (PolyFlex), and polycarbonate (ePC) were used for printing. Each plastic core was rescanned using X-ray tomography to identify the effective porosity volumes. It was revealed that the polymer type matters in enhancing methane hydrate formation. All polymer cores except PolyFlex promoted the hydrate growth (up to complete water-to-hydrate conversion with PLA core). At the same time, changing the filling degree of the porous volume with water from partial to complete decreased the efficiency of hydrate growth by two times. Nevertheless, the polymer type variation allowed three main features: (1) managing the hydrate growth direction via water or gas preferential transfer through the effective porosity; (2) the blowing of hydrate crystals into the volume of water; and (3) the growth of hydrate arrays from the steel walls of the cell towards the polymer core due to defects in the hydrate crust, providing an additional contact between water and gas. These features are probably controlled by the hydrophobicity of the pore surface. The proper filament selection allows the hydrate formation mode to be set for specific process requirements. Article in Journal/Newspaper Methane hydrate Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles Polymers 15 10 2312 |
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Polymeric models of the core prepared with a Raise3D Pro2 3D printer were employed for methane hydrate formation. Polylactic acid (PLA), acrylonitrile butadiene styrene (ABS), carbon fiber reinforced polyamide-6 (UltraX), thermoplastic polyurethane (PolyFlex), and polycarbonate (ePC) were used for printing. Each plastic core was rescanned using X-ray tomography to identify the effective porosity volumes. It was revealed that the polymer type matters in enhancing methane hydrate formation. All polymer cores except PolyFlex promoted the hydrate growth (up to complete water-to-hydrate conversion with PLA core). At the same time, changing the filling degree of the porous volume with water from partial to complete decreased the efficiency of hydrate growth by two times. Nevertheless, the polymer type variation allowed three main features: (1) managing the hydrate growth direction via water or gas preferential transfer through the effective porosity; (2) the blowing of hydrate crystals into the volume of water; and (3) the growth of hydrate arrays from the steel walls of the cell towards the polymer core due to defects in the hydrate crust, providing an additional contact between water and gas. These features are probably controlled by the hydrophobicity of the pore surface. The proper filament selection allows the hydrate formation mode to be set for specific process requirements. |
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Andrey Stoporev Rail Kadyrov Tatyana Adamova Evgeny Statsenko Thanh Hung Nguyen Murtazali Yarakhmedov Anton Semenov Andrey Manakov |
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Andrey Stoporev Rail Kadyrov Tatyana Adamova Evgeny Statsenko Thanh Hung Nguyen Murtazali Yarakhmedov Anton Semenov Andrey Manakov |
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Three-Dimensional-Printed Polymeric Cores for Methane Hydrate Enhanced Growth |
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Three-Dimensional-Printed Polymeric Cores for Methane Hydrate Enhanced Growth |
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Three-Dimensional-Printed Polymeric Cores for Methane Hydrate Enhanced Growth |
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Three-Dimensional-Printed Polymeric Cores for Methane Hydrate Enhanced Growth |
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Three-Dimensional-Printed Polymeric Cores for Methane Hydrate Enhanced Growth |
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three-dimensional-printed polymeric cores for methane hydrate enhanced growth |
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