How natural gas hydrates nucleate and grow is a crucial scientific question. The research on
it will help solve practical problems encountered in hydrate accumulation, development, and …

During the production of marine natural gas hydrates, as gas hydrates are easily formed,
they tend to agglomerate, deposit on the pipe walls, and eventually block the pipe. In this …

Compact gas inclusion in hydrates presents not only fascinating science but also wide-
ranging applications in sustainable energy and environmental technologies. The surface of …

Molecular dynamics (MD) simulations are capable of reproducing dynamic evolution at the
molecular scale, but are limited by temporal scales. Enhanced sampling has emerged as a …

Although inhibiting hydrate formation in hydrocarbon–water systems is paramount in
preventing pipe blockage in hydrocarbon transport systems, the molecular mechanisms …

Membrane proteins play essential roles in various biological functions within the cell. One of
the most common functional regulations involves the dimerization of two single-pass …

The dissociation process of spherical sII mixed methane–propane hydrate particles in liquid
hydrocarbon was investigated via microsecond-long molecular dynamics simulations. A …

Anti-agglomerants (AAs) are surface active molecules widely used in the petroleum industry,
among others. It is believed that AAs strongly adsorb onto the surface of hydrate particles to …

Using both computational and experimental methods, the capacity of four different surfactant
molecules to inhibit the agglomeration of sII hydrate particles was assessed. The …

We have performed molecular dynamics simulations to study the adsorption of ten hydrate
anti-agglomerants onto a mixed methane–propane sII hydrate surface covered by layers of …