Fundamental principles and applications of natural gas hydrates

Nature

Volumn 426, Issue 6964, 2003, Pages 353-359

  Sloan Jr , E Dendy ^a  

^a Department of Geology and Geological Engineering   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRYSTALLINE MATERIALS; FLOW INTERACTIONS; HIGH PRESSURE EFFECTS; LOW TEMPERATURE EFFECTS; NATURAL GAS; NATURAL GAS PIPELINES; NATURAL GAS TRANSPORTATION; PETROLEUM PIPELINES; SAFETY FACTOR;

CRYSTALLINE SOLIDS; ENERGY RECOVERY;

GAS HYDRATES;

CARBON DIOXIDE; HYDROCARBON; METHANE; NATURAL GAS; WATER;

GAS HYDRATE; METHANE; RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT;

BIOSAFETY; CLIMATE; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; CRYSTALLIZATION; ENERGY; ENERGY BALANCE; ENERGY CONSERVATION; ENERGY RECOVERY; ENERGY TRANSFER; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FLOW MEASUREMENT; ION CURRENT; LOW TEMPERATURE; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; OCEANOGRAPHY; PIPELINE; PRESSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SOLID STATE; STOICHIOMETRY; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS; SURFACE PROPERTY; VAPOR;

EVOLUTION, CHEMICAL; FOSSIL FUELS; GREENHOUSE EFFECT; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; TRANSPORTATION; WATER;

EID: 0344443175     PISSN: 00280836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nature02135     Document Type: Review

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