Differences in nucleator adsorption may explain distinct inhibition activities of two gas hydrate kinetic inhibitors

Chemical Engineering Science

Volumn 63, Issue 15, 2008, Pages 4026-4029

  Zeng, Huang ^a   Lu, Hailong ^a   Huva, Emily ^b   Walker, Virginia K ^b   Ripmeester, John A ^a  

^a NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL CANADA   (Canada)

^b QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Adsorption; Gas hydrate; Inhibitor

Indexed keywords

ADSORPTION; ENERGY RESOURCES; FOSSIL FUELS; GAS HYDRATES; HYDRATION; OXIDE MINERALS; PETROLEUM INDUSTRY; PETROLEUM REFINERIES; PIPELINES; POLYPROPYLENES; POWDERS; QUARTZ; QUARTZ CRYSTAL MICROBALANCES; SILICA; SILICATE MINERALS; SILICON COMPOUNDS;

ELSEVIER (CO); INHIBITION ACTIVITIES; KINETIC INHIBITORS; N-VINYLCAPROLACTAM (PNVCL); NUCLEATING AGENT (NA21); POLY(N-VINYL-2-PYRROLIDONE) (PVP); QUARTZ CRYSTAL MICROBALANCE WITH DISSIPATION (QCM D);

GAS ADSORPTION;

EID: 46749130049     PISSN: 00092509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ces.2008.05.001     Document Type: Article

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