Methane hydrate crystallization mechanism from in-situ particle sizing

AIChE Journal

Volumn 45, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 590-602

  Herri, J M ^a,b   Pic, J S ^a   Gruy, F ^a   Cournil, M ^a  

^a ECOLE DES MINES DE SAINT ETIENNE   (France)

^b IFP ENERGIES NOUVELLES   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGGLOMERATION; CHEMICAL REACTORS; CRYSTAL GROWTH; CRYSTALLIZATION; FUNCTIONS; GAS ABSORPTION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; METHANE; NUCLEATION; PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS;

POPULATION DENSITY FUNCTION; PRESSURIZED REACTORS;

GAS HYDRATES;

METHANE;

ABSORPTION; ARTICLE; CRYSTALLIZATION; DENSITY; PARTICULATE MATTER; TRANSPORT KINETICS;

EID: 0033104086     PISSN: 00011541     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/aic.690450316     Document Type: Article

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