Empirical expression for gas hydrate stability law, its volume fraction and mass-density at temperatures 273.15 K to 290.15 K

Geochemical Journal

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 163-175

  Lu, Zhengquan ^a,b   Sultan, Nabil ^a  

^a IFREMER   (France)

^b INSTITUTE OF MINERAL RESOURCES   (China)

Author keywords

Empirical expressions; Fraction out pore space; Gas hydrate; Mass density; Stability law

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; DENSITY; EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; GAS HYDRATE; MODELING; POROSITY; SEAWATER; THERMODYNAMICS;

EID: 55349087612     PISSN: 00167002     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2343/geochemj.42.163     Document Type: Article

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