Experimental investigation into factors influencing methane hydrate formation and a novel method for hydrate formation in porous media

Energy and Fuels

Volumn 27, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 3751-3757

  Wang, Yi ^a,b,c   Li, Xiao Sen ^a,b   Xu, Wen Yue ^d   Li, Qing Ping ^e   Zhang, Yu ^a,b   Li, Gang ^a,b   Huang, Ning Sheng ^a,b   Feng, Jing Chun ^a,b,c  

^a GUANGZHOU INSTITUTE OF ENERGY CONVERSION   (China)

^b INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (China)

^d SCHLUMBERGER   (United States)

^e CNOOC RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EXPERIMENTAL INVESTIGATIONS; FORMATION RATES; GAS-WATER; HYDRATE FORMATION; LOW GAS SATURATION; METHANE HYDRATES; POROUS SEDIMENT; WATER-GAS RATIO;

HYDRATION; METHANE; POROUS MATERIALS;

GAS HYDRATES;

EID: 84880524134     PISSN: 08870624     EISSN: 15205029     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ef400720h     Document Type: Article

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