Natural gas hydrate conversion processes

Advances in Clean Hydrocarbon Fuel Processing: Science and Technology

Volumn , Issue , 2011, Pages 413-434

  Max, M ^a   Johnson, A H ^a  

^a Hydrate Energy International   (United States)

Author keywords

Gas production; Hydrate; Methane; Natural gas hydrate

Indexed keywords

GASES; HYDRATES; HYDRATION; METHANE; MINERAL RESOURCES; NATURAL GAS;

CONTINENTAL SLOPE; CONVERSION PROCESS; CRITICAL PRODUCTION; CRYSTALLINE MINERALS; DEPRESSURIZATIONS; GAS EXCHANGE; GAS PRODUCTIONS; THERMAL STIMULATION;

GAS HYDRATES;

EID: 84903069344     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1533/9780857093783.4.413     Document Type: Chapter

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