Gas production from methane-hydrate-bearing sands by ethylene glycol injection using a three-dimensional reactor

Energy and Fuels

Volumn 25, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 3108-3115

  Yuan, Qing ^a   Sun, Chang Yu ^a   Yang, Xin ^a   Ma, Ping Chuan ^a   Ma, Zheng Wei ^a   Li, Qing Ping ^b   Chen, Guang Jin ^a  

^a CHINA UNIVERSITY OF PETROLEUM   (China)

^b CNOOC RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EXPERIMENTAL APPARATUS; GAS PRODUCTION PROCESS; GAS PRODUCTIONS; HYDRATE DISSOCIATION; INHIBITOR CONCENTRATION; MASS RATIO; OPERATION CONDITIONS; OPTIMAL VALUES; PRESSURE AND TEMPERATURE; SOAKING TIME;

ANOXIC SEDIMENTS; BEARINGS (STRUCTURAL); DISSOCIATION; ETHYLENE; ETHYLENE GLYCOL; GASES; HYDRATION; METHANE; THREE DIMENSIONAL;

GAS HYDRATES;

EID: 79960605546     PISSN: 08870624     EISSN: 15205029     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ef200510e     Document Type: Conference Paper

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