Replacement of methane from quartz sand-bearing hydrate with carbon dioxide-in-water emulsion

Energy and Fuels

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 1759-1764

  Zhou, Xitang ^a,c   Fan, Shuanshi ^b   Liang, Deqing ^a   Du, Jianwei ^a  

^a GUANGZHOU INSTITUTE OF ENERGY CONVERSION   (China)

^b SOUTH CHINA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^c MAOMING UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; EMULSIFICATION; HYDRATION; METHANE; OXIDE MINERALS; OXIDES; QUARTZ; SAND;

QUARTZ SANDS; WATER EMULSIONS;

GAS HYDRATES;

EID: 54049144763     PISSN: 08870624     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ef700705y     Document Type: Article

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