The effect of biological and polymeric inhibitors on methane gas hydrate growth kinetics

Fluid Phase Equilibria

Volumn 267, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 92-98

  Al Adel, Shadi ^a   Dick, John A G ^a   El Ghafari, Rasha ^a   Servio, Phillip ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

AFP; Gas hydrate; Hydrate growth; Inhibition; Kinetics; Poly(VP VC)

Indexed keywords

CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); PRESSURE EFFECTS; REACTION KINETICS; THERMAL EFFECTS;

HYDRATE GROWTH; HYDRATE GROWTH PROFILE;

GAS HYDRATES;

CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); GAS HYDRATES; PRESSURE EFFECTS; REACTION KINETICS; THERMAL EFFECTS;

EID: 41849128808     PISSN: 03783812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fluid.2008.02.012     Document Type: Article

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