Enhanced growth of methane-propane clathrate hydrate crystals with sodium dodecyl sulfate, sodium tetradecyl sulfate, and sodium hexadecyl sulfate surfactants

Journal of Crystal Growth

Volumn 313, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 68-80

  Yoslim, Jeffry ^a   Linga, Praveen ^b   Englezos, Peter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

A1. Crystal morphology; A1. Dendrites; A1. Interfaces; A2. Growth from solutions; B1. Gas hydrates

Indexed keywords

A1. DENDRITES; A1. INTERFACES; B1. GAS HYDRATES; CRYSTAL MORPHOLOGIES; GROWTH FROM SOLUTION;

ANIONIC SURFACTANTS; CRYSTALS; DENDRITES (METALLOGRAPHY); FILM GROWTH; HYDRATION; METHANE; MORPHOLOGY; PROPANE; SODIUM; SODIUM SULFATE;

GAS HYDRATES;

EID: 78549281013     PISSN: 00220248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcrysgro.2010.10.009     Document Type: Article

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