Hydrate formation and re-formation in nucleating THF/water mixtures show no evidence to support a "memory" effect

Chemical Engineering Journal

Volumn 161, Issue 1-2, 2010, Pages 146-150

  Wilson, P W ^a   Haymet, A D J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TSUKUBA   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

ALTA; Clathrate; Heterogeneous; Nucleation

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; HYDRATION; LIQUIDS; NUCLEATION; STOCHASTIC SYSTEMS;

ALTA; AUTOMATIC LAG TIME APPARATUS; CLATHRATE; GAS-LIQUID SYSTEMS; HETEROGENEOUS; HYDRATE FORMATION; MOLECULAR UNDERSTANDING; STOCHASTIC NATURE;

GAS HYDRATES;

EID: 77958452153     PISSN: 13858947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2010.04.047     Document Type: Article

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