Determining gas hydrate kinetic inhibitor effectiveness using emulsions

Chemical Engineering Science

Volumn 64, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 180-184

  Lachance, Jason W ^a   Sloan, E Dendy ^a   Koh, Carolyn A ^a  

^a Department of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering   (United States)

Author keywords

Differential scanning calorimetry (DSC); Emulsion; Gas hydrates; Kinetic hydrate inhibitor; Particle agglomeration

Indexed keywords

AGGLOMERATION; CALORIMETERS; CALORIMETRY; DIFFERENTIAL SCANNING CALORIMETRY; DIGITAL CAMERAS; EMULSIFICATION; HYDRATION; LASER INTERFEROMETRY; NUCLEATION; SCANNING;

ACCURATE ANALYSIS; HYDRATE NUCLEATIONS; KINETIC HYDRATE INHIBITOR; KINETIC INHIBITORS; NOVEL METHODS; PARTICLE AGGLOMERATION; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

GAS HYDRATES;

EID: 58149151225     PISSN: 00092509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ces.2008.09.019     Document Type: Article

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