Effect of a Terminated PVCap on Methane Gas Hydrate Formation
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Materials
2.2. Synthesis of Kinetic Hydrate Inhibitors
2.2.1. Synthesis of PVCap-NH-COOH
2.2.2. Synthesis of Polyvinylcaprolactam(PVCap)
2.3. Methods and Apparatuses of Hydrate Inhibition Experiments
2.4. Characterization of Hydrate Samples Synthesized with and without Kinetic Hydrate Inhibitors
3. Results and Discussion
3.1. Characteristics of PVCap-NH-COOH
3.2. Inhibition Performance of PVCap-NH-COOH
3.3. Structural Analysis of Methane Hydrate with PVCap-NH-COOH
4. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Material | Purity | Supplier |
---|---|---|
N-vinyl caprolactam (NVCap) | ≥98.0% | Tokyo Chemical Industry |
2,2’-azobis[2-(2-imidazolin-2-yl)propane] dihydrochloride (AIBI) | ≥98.0% | Adamas-beta |
L-2-amino-3-mercaptopropanoic acid | ≥99.0% | Aladdin |
Sterilized water | ≥99.0% | Guangzhou Ding Guo |
Ethyl ether | ≥99.0% | Guangdong Guang Shi |
Methane | ≥99.9% | Guangzhou Yuejia |
Reaction System | Large Cage Occupancy Rate | Small Cage Occupancy Rate | Proportion of Large and Small Cages / |
---|---|---|---|
Pure water | 0.966 | 0.951 | 1.015 |
PVCap | 0.913 | 0.997 | 0.916 |
PVCap-NH-COOH | 0.871 | 0.999 | 0.872 |
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Song, Z.; Cui, S.; Tang, C.; Chen, Y.; Liang, D.; Wang, S. Effect of a Terminated PVCap on Methane Gas Hydrate Formation. J. Mar. Sci. Eng. 2023, 11, 282. https://doi.org/10.3390/jmse11020282
Song Z, Cui S, Tang C, Chen Y, Liang D, Wang S. Effect of a Terminated PVCap on Methane Gas Hydrate Formation. Journal of Marine Science and Engineering. 2023; 11(2):282. https://doi.org/10.3390/jmse11020282
Chicago/Turabian StyleSong, Zhiguang, Shiyuan Cui, Cuiping Tang, Yong Chen, Deqing Liang, and Sibo Wang. 2023. "Effect of a Terminated PVCap on Methane Gas Hydrate Formation" Journal of Marine Science and Engineering 11, no. 2: 282. https://doi.org/10.3390/jmse11020282
APA StyleSong, Z., Cui, S., Tang, C., Chen, Y., Liang, D., & Wang, S. (2023). Effect of a Terminated PVCap on Methane Gas Hydrate Formation. Journal of Marine Science and Engineering, 11(2), 282. https://doi.org/10.3390/jmse11020282