Thermodynamic modeling of salt precipitation and gas hydrate inhibition effect of salt aqueous solution

Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research

Volumn 46, Issue 14, 2007, Pages 5074-5079

  Mohammadi, Amir H ^a   Richon, Dominique ^a  

^a PSL RESEARCH UNIVERSITY   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENZYMES; GAS HYDRATES; NUMERICAL METHODS; PHASE EQUILIBRIA; POSITIVE IONS; SOLUBILITY; SOLUTIONS;

NONDENSITYDEPENDENT MIXING RULES; SOLID-LIQUID EQUILIBRIUM THEORY; THERMODYNAMIC MODELING;

PRECIPITATION (CHEMICAL);

ENZYMES; GAS HYDRATES; NUMERICAL METHODS; PHASE EQUILIBRIA; POSITIVE IONS; PRECIPITATION (CHEMICAL); SOLUBILITY; SOLUTIONS;

EID: 34547143226     PISSN: 08885885     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ie061686s     Document Type: Article

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