Raman spectroscopic observations on the structural characteristics and dissociation behavior of methane hydrate synthesized in silica sands with various sizes

Energy and Fuels

Volumn 22, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 3986-3988

  Liu, Changling ^a   Lu, Hailong ^b   Ye, Yuguang ^a   Ripmeester, John A ^b   Zhang, Xunhua ^a  

^a QINGDAO INSTITUTE OF MARINE GEOLOGY   (China)

^b NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DISSOCIATION; HYDRATION; METHANE; OXIDES; PARTICLE SIZE; RAMAN SPECTROSCOPY; SAND; SILICA; SILICA SAND;

AVERAGE INTENSITIES; CAGE OCCUPANCIES; HYDRATE COMPOSITIONS; HYDRATE DISSOCIATIONS; HYDRATION NUMBERS; METHANE HYDRATES; RAMAN SPECTROSCOPIC; STRUCTURAL CHARACTERISTICS; TURNING POINTS;

GAS HYDRATES;

EID: 57849111513     PISSN: 08870624     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ef800440s     Document Type: Article

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