Towards gas hydrate-free pipelines: a comprehensive review of gas hydrate inhibition techniques

S Elhenawy, M Khraisheh, F Almomani, MA Al-Ghouti… - Energies, 2022 - mdpi.com
Gas hydrate blockage is a major issue that the production and transportation processes in
the oil/gas industry faces. The formation of gas hydrates in pipelines results in significant …

Reviews of gas hydrate inhibitors in gas-dominant pipelines and application of kinetic hydrate inhibitors in China

Y Wang, S Fan, X Lang - Chinese Journal of Chemical Engineering, 2019 - Elsevier
During the development and application of natural gas, hydrate plugging the pipelines is a
very important issue to solve. Currently, adding thermodynamic hydrate inhibitors (THIs) and …

Preparation and characterization of expanded graphite/modified n-alkanes composite phase change material for drilling in hydrate reservoir

Y Zhang, Z Qiu, H Zhong, J Mu, Y Ma, X Zhao… - Chemical Engineering …, 2022 - Elsevier
During the process of hydrate reservoir drilling, the heat generated by friction in a horizontal
well section leads to hydrate decomposition and affects the wellbore stability. Consequently …

Molecular dynamics simulation of the effect of wax molecules on methane hydrate formation

Q Liao, B Shi, S Li, S Song, Y Chen, J Zhang, H Yao… - Fuel, 2021 - Elsevier
The coexistence of wax deposition and gas hydrate in deep-water submarine pipelines
enhances blockage risk, which is a serious threat to pipeline security. This work applied …

[HTML][HTML] Atomistic insight into oil displacement on rough surface by Janus nanoparticles

Y Chang, S **ao, R Ma, Z Zhang, J He - Energy, 2022 - Elsevier
Janus nanoparticles (NPs) hold great potential in enhanced oil recovery (EOR), although the
mechanism remains unclear. In the study, the displacement dynamics of trapped oil in the …

Effect of sodium dodecyl sulfate surfactant on methane hydrate formation: a molecular dynamics study

N Choudhary, VR Hande, S Roy… - The Journal of …, 2018 - ACS Publications
In experimental studies, it has been observed that the presence of sodium dodecyl sulfate
(SDS) significantly increases the kinetics of hydrate formation and the final water-to-hydrate …

[HTML][HTML] Characterization of the quasi-liquid layer on gas hydrates with molecular dynamics simulations

Y Zhang, S **ao, R Ma, Z Zhang, J He - Fuel, 2024 - Elsevier
Understanding the properties of the surficial quasi-liquid layer (QLL) is a prerequisite in
proper handling of gas hydrates, a potential alternative future energy resource. Despite of its …

Thermodynamic characteristics of methane hydrate formation in high-pressure microcalorimeter under different reaction kinetics

J Fu, JM Mo, SJ Liu, WZ Yi, YS Yu, NY Wu, XL Chen… - Fuel, 2023 - Elsevier
To understand the thermodynamic characteristics of CH 4 hydrate formation in a high-
pressure microcalorimeter under different reaction kinetics, five typical systems including CH …

Thermal conductivity of hydrate and effective thermal conductivity of hydrate-bearing sediment

C Wang, X Li, Q Li, G Chen, C Sun - Chinese Journal of Chemical …, 2024 - Elsevier
The research on the thermal property of the hydrate has recently made great progress,
including the understanding of hydrate thermal conductivity and effective thermal …

Molecular dynamics study on the spontaneous adsorption of aromatic carboxylic acids to methane hydrate surfaces: implications for hydrate antiagglomeration

Z He, F Ning, F Mi, B Fang, G Jiang - Energy & Fuels, 2022 - ACS Publications
Spontaneous adsorption of aromatic carboxylic acids (phenylacetic acid, 2-napthylacetic
acid, and 1-pyreneacetic acid) to the CH4 hydrate surface in both liquid hydrocarbon and …