Experimental investigation of methane separation from low-concentration coal mine gas (CH4/N2/O2) by tetra-n-butyl ammonium bromide semiclathrate hydrate crystallization

Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research

Volumn 51, Issue 45, 2012, Pages 14806-14813

  Zhong, Dong Liang ^a   Ye, Yang ^a   Yang, Chen ^a   Bian, Yu ^a   Ding, Kun ^a  

^a CHONGQING UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BATCH OPERATION; COAL MINE METHANE; EQUILIBRIUM CONDITIONS; EXPERIMENTAL CONDITIONS; EXPERIMENTAL INVESTIGATIONS; LOW CONCENTRATIONS; MOLE FRACTION; SEMICLATHRATE HYDRATE; SUBCOOLINGS; TEMPERATURE RANGE; TETRA-N-BUTYL AMMONIUM BROMIDES;

AMMONIUM COMPOUNDS; BROMINE COMPOUNDS; COAL MINES; GASES; HYDRATION; METHANE; SEPARATION;

GAS HYDRATES;

EID: 84869485078     PISSN: 08885885     EISSN: 15205045     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ie300641g     Document Type: Article

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