Natural gas storage in hydrates with the presence of promoters
Description
Hydrate technology is being developed for the storage and transport of natural gas. Micellar surfectant solutions were found to increase the gas hydrate formation rate and storage capacity. An anionic surfactant, a nonionic surfactant, their mixtures and cyclopentane were used to improve the hydrate formation of a synthetic natural gas (methane=92.05 mol%, ethane=4.96 mol%, propane=2.99 mol%) in a quiescent system in this work. The effect of an anionic surfactant (sodium dodecyl sulfate) on natural gas storage in hydrates is more pronounced compared to the effect of a nonionic surfactant (dodecyl polysaccharide glycoside). Cyclopentane could reduce hydrate formation induction time but could not improve the hydrate formation rate and storage capacity
Additional details
Identifiers
- PII
- S0196890403000487;
Publishing Information
- Journal Title
- Energy Conversion and Management
- Journal Volume
- 44
- Journal Issue
- 17
- Journal Page Range
- p. 2733-2742
- ISSN
- 0196-8904
- CODEN
- ECMADL
INIS
- Country of Publication
- United Kingdom
- Country of Input or Organization
- International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
- INIS RN
- 35000622
- Subject category
- S03: NATURAL GAS; S29: ENERGY PLANNING, POLICY AND ECONOMY;
- Quality check status
- Yes
- Descriptors DEI
- DODECANE; GAS HYDRATES; MICELLAR SYSTEMS; NATURAL GAS; STORAGE; SURFACTANTS; TRANSPORT;
- Descriptors DEC
- ALKANES; ENERGY SOURCES; FLUIDS; FOSSIL FUELS; FUEL GAS; FUELS; GAS FUELS; GASES; HYDRATES; HYDROCARBONS; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS;
Optional Information
- Copyright
- Copyright (c) 2003 Elsevier Science B.V., Amsterdam, The Netherlands, All rights reserved.