Prediction of hydrate phase equilibria in aqueous solutions of salt and organic inhibitor using a combined equation of state and activity coefficient-based model

Canadian Journal of Chemical Engineering

Volumn 83, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 865-871

  Mohammadi, Amir H ^a   Tohidi, Bahman ^a  

^a HERIOT WATT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Activity model; Equation of state; Hydrate; Organic inhibitor; Salt

Indexed keywords

HYDRATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PRESSURE EFFECTS; SALTS;

ACTIVITY MODELS; EXPERIMENTAL DATA; ORGANIC INHIBITORS;

THERMODYNAMICS;

HYDRATE;

EID: 27744566665     PISSN: 00084034     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/cjce.5450830508     Document Type: Article

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