Surfactant effects on hydrate formation in an unstirred gas/liquid system: An experimental study using methane and micelle-forming surfactants

Chemical Engineering Science

Volumn 73, Issue , 2012, Pages 79-85

  Ando, Naoki ^a   Kuwabara, Yui ^a,b   Mori, Yasuhiko H ^a  

^a KEIO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b DAIHATSU MOTOR CO LTD   (Japan)

Author keywords

Clathrate hydrate; Crystallization; Energy; Gas hydrate; Solutions; Surfactant

Indexed keywords

AQUEOUS PHASE; CLATHRATE HYDRATE; CONCENTRATION RANGES; CONVERSION RATIO; CRITICAL MICELLE CONCENTRATION (CMC); DODECYL SULFATE; DODECYLBENZENESULFONIC ACID; ENERGY; EXPERIMENTAL STUDIES; HYDRATE FORMATION; KRAFFT POINTS; LABORATORY SCALE; MICELLE FORMATION; SODIUM ALKYL SULFATE; SODIUM DODECYL SULFATE; SODIUM OLEATE; SURFACTANT EFFECTS; SURFACTANT MICELLES; SYSTEM PRESSURE;

CRITICAL MICELLE CONCENTRATION; CRYSTALLIZATION; HYDRATION; LITHIUM; METHANE; MICELLES; SODIUM; SODIUM SULFATE; SOLUTIONS; SULFUR COMPOUNDS; SURFACE ACTIVE AGENTS;

GAS HYDRATES;

EID: 84856774366     PISSN: 00092509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ces.2012.01.038     Document Type: Article

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