Does SDS micellize under methane hydrate-forming conditions below the normal Krafft point?

• Published in: Journal of Colloid and Interface Science
• Main Authors: Zhang, JS Zhang, J. S., Lee, S Lee, S., Lee, JW Lee, Jae Woo
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: ACADEMIC PRESS INC ELSEVIER SCIENCE 2007
• Subjects: Methane hydrate
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10203/174975; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcis.2007.06.049

Sodium dodecyl sulfate (SDS) can accelerate nucleation and growth of gas hydrates in a quiescent system. The objective of this paper is to investigate whether or not SDS micelles form in the meta-stable region of methane hydrates by the direct measurement of aqueous SDS concentration. The SDS solubility in water with high-pressure methane is identical to that under atmospheric pressure at a temperature range of 270-282 K; thus, the Krafft point under these methane hydrate-forming conditions does not shift from the normal Krafft point (281-289 K) under atmospheric pressure. The mole fraction of methane in SDS solution is independent of aqueous SDS concentration at a hydrate-forming condition. These results suggest that at temperatures below the normal Krafft point, no SDS micelles are present in the aqueous phase even in a high-pressure methane environment. (C) 2007 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.