Investigations into surfactant/gas hydrate relationship

Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering

Volumn 56, Issue 1-3, 2007, Pages 82-88

  Rogers, Rudy ^a   Zhang, Guochang ^a   Dearman, Jennifer ^a   Woods, Charles ^a  

^a MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Anionic surfactant; Biosurfactant; Gas hydrate; Gas storage; Hydrate catalysis; Microbes

Indexed keywords

BACILLUS SUBTILIS BACTERIUM; BIOSURFACTANT;

ANIONIC SURFACTANTS; CATALYSIS; CLAY MINERALS; GASES; NATURAL GAS; POROUS MATERIALS; STORAGE (MATERIALS);

GAS HYDRATES;

ANIONIC SURFACTANTS; CATALYSIS; CLAY MINERALS; GAS HYDRATES; GASES; NATURAL GAS; POROUS MATERIALS; STORAGE (MATERIALS);

ACCUMULATION; CATALYSIS; FORMATION MECHANISM; GAS HYDRATE; GAS STORAGE; LABORATORY METHOD; MARINE SEDIMENT; PHYSICAL PROPERTY; POROUS MEDIUM; SURFACTANT;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 33947710829     PISSN: 09204105     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.petrol.2005.07.006     Document Type: Article

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