Investigating the performance of clathrate hydrate inhibitors using in situ Raman spectroscopy and differential scanning calorimetry

American Mineralogist

Volumn 89, Issue 8-9, 2004, Pages 1215-1220

  Carstensen, Angela ^a   Creek, Jefferson L ^b   Koh, Carolyn A ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b CHEVRON ENERGY TECHNOLOGY COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALORIMETERS; CRYSTALLIZATION; DIFFERENTIAL SCANNING CALORIMETRY; HYDRATION; METHANOL; NUCLEATION; ORGANIC SOLVENTS; RAMAN SPECTROSCOPY;

CLATHRATE HYDRATE; HYDRATE INHIBITION; ICE FORMATIONS; IN-SITU RAMAN SPECTROSCOPY; KINETIC MEASUREMENT; POLY-N-VINYLPYRROLIDONE; SYNERGIC EFFECTS; TETRAHYDROFURAN HYDRATE;

GAS HYDRATES;

CALORIMETRY; CLATHRATE; GAS HYDRATE; INHIBITOR; RAMAN SPECTROSCOPY;

EID: 4444251163     PISSN: 0003004X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2138/am-2004-8-908     Document Type: Article

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