The stability of methane hydrate intercalates of montmorillonite and nontronite: Implications for carbon storage in ocean-foor environments

American Mineralogist

Volumn 94, Issue 2-3, 2009, Pages 372-379

  Van Groos, Koster ^a   Guggenheim, Stephen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Carbon cycle; Carbon storage; Methane hydrate; Smectite

Indexed keywords

CLAY MINERALS; DEHYDRATION; HYDRATION; ION EXCHANGE; METHANE; STABILITY; TEMPERATURE;

CARBON CYCLES; CARBON STORAGE; DEHYDRATION REACTIONS; LOW-TEMPERATURE STABILITY; METHANE HYDRATES; NA RICH MONTMORILLONITES; SMECTITES; SODIUM-RICH MONTMORILLONITE;

GAS HYDRATES;

CARBON CYCLE; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; DEEP SEA; DEHYDRATION; METHANE; MONTMORILLONITE; NONTRONITE; SEAFLOOR; SMECTITE; STABILITY ANALYSIS;

EID: 67649958301     PISSN: 0003004X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2138/am.2009.3018     Document Type: Article

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