Enhancement of the performance of gas hydrate kinetic inhibitors with polyethylene oxide

Chemical Engineering Science

Volumn 60, Issue 19, 2005, Pages 5323-5330

  Lee, Ju Dong ^a   Englezos, Peter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Crystallization; Gas hydrates; Kinetic inhibition; Polyethylene oxide; Synergism

Indexed keywords

ADDITIVES; ETHANE; HEPTANE; METHANE; MIXTURES; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; POLYETHYLENE OXIDES; PRESSURE EFFECTS;

CONTACT PRESSURE; INDUCTION TIME; KINETIC INHIBITORS; N-HEPTANE;

GAS HYDRATES;

CHEMICAL ENGINEERING; CRYSTALLIZATION; GAS HYDRATE;

EID: 22144463780     PISSN: 00092509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ces.2005.05.023     Document Type: Article

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