Experimental investigation of methane gas production from methane hydrate

Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research

Volumn 48, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 3142-3149

  Zhou, Yue ^a   Castaldi, Marco J ^a   Yegulalp, Tuncel M ^a  

^a Columbia University ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

COOLING EFFECTS; DEPRESSURIZATION; DISSOCIATION REACTIONS; EXPERIMENTAL INVESTIGATIONS; EXPERIMENTAL OBSERVATIONS; GAS PRODUCTIONS; GRAIN SIZES; HYDRATE DISSOCIATIONS; HYDRATE FORMATIONS; ICE FORMATIONS; MASS-BALANCE CALCULATIONS; MATRIXES; METHANE GAS; METHANE HYDRATES; PORE SPACES; REACTOR VESSELS; TEMPERATURE DECREASE; TIME PERIODS; TRANSITION REGIMES;

DEIONIZED WATER; DISSOCIATION; GAS PIPELINES; GAS PRODUCERS; GASES; HYDRATION; METHANE; NUCLEAR REACTORS;

GAS HYDRATES;

EID: 65449165053     PISSN: 08885885     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ie801004z     Document Type: Article

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