Methane hydrate formation in porous media: Overview and perspectives

Y Qin, L Shang, Z Lv, J He, X Yang, Z Zhang - Journal of Energy Chemistry, 2022 - Elsevier
Natural gas hydrate (NGH) has recently received more attention as a cleaner alternative
energy source that not only reduces carbon emissions caused by the use of conventional …

“Nanoreactors” for boosting gas hydrate formation toward energy storage applications

NN Nguyen, AV Nguyen - ACS nano, 2022 - ACS Publications
Hydrogen and methane can be molecularly incorporated in ice-like water structures up to
mass fractions of 4.3% and 13.3%, respectively. The resulting solid structures, called gas …

Critical review on gas hydrate formation at solid surfaces and in confined spaces—why and how does interfacial regime matter?

NN Nguyen, M Galib, AV Nguyen - Energy & fuels, 2020 - ACS Publications
Gas hydrates are crystalline solids composed of water and gases. They occur abundantly in
nature and are potentially significant to industry. Solid surfaces and confined spaces …

Influence of the particle size of porous media on the formation of natural gas hydrate: A review

Y Qin, Z Pan, Z Liu, L Shang, L Zhou - Energy & Fuels, 2021 - ACS Publications
As a new source of energy with great potential, natural gas hydrate (NGH) will play an
indispensable and important strategic role in the future because of its tremendous reserves …

Thermodynamic phase equilibrium of single-guest hydrate and formation data of hydrate in presence of chemical additives: A review

F Rossi, AM Gambelli - Fluid Phase Equilibria, 2021 - Elsevier
The present work deals with a review of single-guest hydrate phase equilibrium data and
also hydrate equilibrium in presence of chemical additives, which operate as inhibitors …

A review of the effect of porous media on gas hydrate formation

L Wang, M Dou, Y Wang, Y Xu, Y Li, Y Chen, L Li - ACS omega, 2022 - ACS Publications
Most gas hydrates on the earth are in sediments and permafrost areas, and porous media
are often used industrially as additives to improve gas hydrate formation. For further …

Accelerated methane storage in clathrate hydrates using mesoporous (Organo-) silica materials

NB Kummamuru, G Watson, RG Ciocarlan… - Fuel, 2023 - Elsevier
Methane (CH 4) clathrate hydrates have gained much attention in the ever-growing search
for novel energy storage methods; however, they are currently limited due to their poor water …

Confined tetrahydrofuran in a superabsorbent polymer for sustainable methane storage in clathrate hydrates

DW Kang, W Lee, YH Ahn, JW Lee - Chemical Engineering Journal, 2021 - Elsevier
For developing a reusable hydrate-based gas storage system, the confined tetrahydrofuran
(THF) solution in a superabsorbent polymer (SAP) was investigated. The high surface area …

Carriers for methane hydrate production: Cellulose-based materials as a case study

Y Gong, ME Semenov, DA Emelianov… - ACS Sustainable …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Methane hydrate growth and decomposition in the cellulose-based materials containing
water were studied. Cellulose microfibrils (CMFs) and their composite with polyacrylamide …

Growth and occurrence characteristics of methane hydrate in a complex system of silica sand and sodium dodecyl sulfate

Y Qin, R Bao, L Shang, L Zhou, Z Liu - Chemical Engineering Science, 2022 - Elsevier
In this work, two kinds of sand beds with different particle sizes were used to study the
formation and deposition characteristics of methane hydrate under different initial water …