Advances in Gas Hydrate Development and Production for Sustainable Energy
A special issue of Processes (ISSN 2227-9717). This special issue belongs to the section "Energy Systems".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 July 2026 | Viewed by 32
Special Issue Editors
Interests: combustible ice development; CO2 geological storage; phase-change thermodynamics
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Interests: gas hydrate; microscopic mechanism; heat and mass transfer
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Interests: methane hydrate exploitation; hydrate formation and dissociation; energy storage
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Natural gas hydrate, also known as combustible ice, is an important energy source stored in submarine and permafrost regions. The low-temperature environment provides a stable condition for gas hydrate. Yet, recent studies confirm that gradual leakage occurs in gas hydrate, creating an urgent need to develop preventative methods as soon as possible. However, there have been numerous scientific and technical problems regarding gas hydrate development, and new technologies for its sustainable production coupled with CO2 storage are particularly needed.
This Special Issue on “Advances in Gas Hydrate Development and Production for Sustainable Energy” seeks high-quality works addressing basic and applied research on new theories, methods, and technologies that can develop gas hydrate sustainably. Topics can include, but are not limited to, the following:
- Integrated innovation for depressurization production and regulation;
- New processes and equipment for the fluidized production method;
- Useful and convenient methods for increasing production efficiency;
- CO2 replacement and reinjection into natural gas hydrate;
- Other non-carbonization development schemes and technologies.
Dr. Jianan Zheng
Dr. Lei Yang
Dr. Shihui Ma
Guest Editors
Manuscript Submission Information
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Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All manuscripts are thoroughly refereed through a single-blind peer-review process. A guide for authors and other relevant information for submission of manuscripts is available on the Instructions for Authors page. Processes is an international peer-reviewed open access monthly journal published by MDPI.
Please visit the Instructions for Authors page before submitting a manuscript. The Article Processing Charge (APC) for publication in this open access journal is 2400 CHF (Swiss Francs). Submitted papers should be well formatted and use good English. Authors may use MDPI's English editing service prior to publication or during author revisions.
Keywords
- natural gas hydrate
- combustible ice
- depressurization production and regulation
- fluidized production and equipment
- method of increasing production
- non-carbonization development
- CO2 replacement and reinjection
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