Review of methods and applications for promoting gas hydrate formation process

Z **a, Q Zhao, Z Chen, X Li, Y Zhang, C Xu… - Journal of Natural Gas …, 2022‏ - Elsevier
Hydrate-based application technologies have exhibited tremendous potential in terms of
physical feasibility and the lower energy utilization criterion. However, it should be noted that …

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 …

Roles of montmorillonite clay on the kinetics and morphology of CO2 hydrate in hydrate-based CO2 sequestration

J Ren, S Zeng, D Chen, M Yang, P Linga, Z Yin - Applied Energy, 2023‏ - Elsevier
Hydrate-based CO 2 sequestration in marine sediments has emerged as a novel
sustainable technology for long-term and stable CO 2 sequestration. However, the role of …

Effect of sodium montmorillonite clay on the kinetics of CH4 hydrate-implication for energy recovery

J Ren, X Liu, M Niu, Z Yin - Chemical Engineering Journal, 2022‏ - Elsevier
Silty-clayey host sediments have been widely identified in naturally-occurring hydrate-
bearing sediments in the South China Sea. However, the effect of clay minerals on the …

Effects of South China Sea clayey-silty sediments on the kinetics and morphology of CH4 hydrate: Implication on energy recovery

J Ren, Z Yin, H Lu, C Xu, Z Kuang, W Deng, Y Liu… - Applied Energy, 2024‏ - Elsevier
Clayey-silty hydrate-bearing sediments are widely distributed worldwide, presenting
significant potential for natural gas hydrate (NGH) extraction. However, fundamental …

Effect of marine clay minerals on the thermodynamics of CH4 hydrate: Evidence for the inhibition effect with implications

J Ren, Z Yin, G Chen, H Lu, C Xu, S Zeng, Y Liu… - Chemical Engineering …, 2024‏ - Elsevier
Clay minerals are widely distributed in hydrate-bearing sediments worldwide, especially in
the clayey-silty sediments in the South China Sea. The debate on the influence of clay on …

Molecular insights into CO2 hydrate formation in the presence of hydrophilic and hydrophobic solid surfaces

Z He, F Mi, F Ning - Energy, 2021‏ - Elsevier
Microsecond molecular simulations have been performed on CO 2 hydrate formation in the
slit-nanopores of graphite and hydroxylated-silica surfaces. The simulation results show that …

Pore-Scale Investigation of CH4 Hydrate Kinetics in Clayey-Silty Sediments by Low-Field NMR

J Ren, Z Yin, Q Li, F Wu, D Chen, S Li - Energy & Fuels, 2022‏ - ACS Publications
Clayey-silty sandy media have been widely discovered in naturally occurring hydrate-
bearing sediments in the South China Sea. However, the phase change behavior of CH4 …

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 …

Effects of surface property of mixed clays on methane hydrate formation in nanopores: A molecular dynamics study

F Mi, Z He, Y Zhao, G Jiang, F Ning - Journal of colloid and interface …, 2022‏ - Elsevier
Hypothesis Mixed clays (eg montmorillonite, illite and kaolinite) are ubiquitous in hydrate-
bearing sediments under seafloor, and their surfaces inevitably affect the formation of …