An accurate model to predict the thermodynamic stability of methane hydrate and methane solubility in marine environments

Chemical Geology

Volumn 244, Issue 1-2, 2007, Pages 248-262

  Sun, Rui ^a   Duan, Zhenhao ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

Author keywords

Marine sediments; Methane hydrate; Model; Seawater; Solubility; Thermodynamic stability

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY ASSESSMENT; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); MARINE ENVIRONMENT; MARINE SEDIMENT; METHANE; P-T CONDITIONS; POROSITY; PREDICTION; SOLUBILITY; THERMODYNAMIC PROPERTY;

EID: 34548387437     PISSN: 00092541     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemgeo.2007.06.021     Document Type: Article

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