Effect of three representative surfactants on methane hydrate formation rate and induction time

The effects of three types of surfactants on methane hydrate formation process were investigated. Three different classes of surfactants involving anionic (sodium dodecyl sulfonate), cationic (hexadecyl trimethyl ammonium bromide) and non-ionic (poly oxy ethylene (40) octyl phenyl ether) have been u...

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Main Authors: Mostafa keshavarz Moraveji, Ahmadreza Ghaffarkhah, Arash Sadeghi
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Language:English
Published: Egyptian Petroleum Research Institute 2017-06-01
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Ahmadreza Ghaffarkhah
Arash Sadeghi
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description The effects of three types of surfactants on methane hydrate formation process were investigated. Three different classes of surfactants involving anionic (sodium dodecyl sulfonate), cationic (hexadecyl trimethyl ammonium bromide) and non-ionic (poly oxy ethylene (40) octyl phenyl ether) have been used. Thermodynamics of hydrate formation, formation rate, kinetic constants and induction time in the presence of surfactants with various concentrations were analyzed. Critical micelle concentrations (CMCs) of these surfactants in water were determined by induction time measurements in various concentrations under methane hydrate formation conditions. The critical micelle concentration (CMC) at the methane hydrate formation conditions for SDS, HTABr and TritonX-405 solutions were obtained at 450, 380 and 950 ppm, respectively. The experimental results indicated that hydrate formation rate increased with the use of surfactants for all concentrations and induction time decreased. It was found that for surfactants, CMC at hydrate formation conditions was less than CMC at ambient conditions.
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spelling doaj-art-7b32210f913a4e30a5ab8ca801a57ebb2025-08-20T03:06:52ZengEgyptian Petroleum Research InstituteEgyptian Journal of Petroleum1110-06212017-06-0126233133910.1016/j.ejpe.2016.05.007Effect of three representative surfactants on methane hydrate formation rate and induction timeMostafa keshavarz Moraveji0Ahmadreza Ghaffarkhah1Arash Sadeghi2Department of Chemical Engineering, Amirkabir University of Technology (Tehran Polytechnic), 424 Hafez Avenue, Tehran 15875-4413, IranDepartment of Petroleum, Amirkabir University of Technology (Tehran Polytechnic), 424 Hafez Avenue, Tehran 15875-4413, IranDepartment of Chemical Engineering, Amirkabir University of Technology (Tehran Polytechnic), 424 Hafez Avenue, Tehran 15875-4413, IranThe effects of three types of surfactants on methane hydrate formation process were investigated. Three different classes of surfactants involving anionic (sodium dodecyl sulfonate), cationic (hexadecyl trimethyl ammonium bromide) and non-ionic (poly oxy ethylene (40) octyl phenyl ether) have been used. Thermodynamics of hydrate formation, formation rate, kinetic constants and induction time in the presence of surfactants with various concentrations were analyzed. Critical micelle concentrations (CMCs) of these surfactants in water were determined by induction time measurements in various concentrations under methane hydrate formation conditions. The critical micelle concentration (CMC) at the methane hydrate formation conditions for SDS, HTABr and TritonX-405 solutions were obtained at 450, 380 and 950 ppm, respectively. The experimental results indicated that hydrate formation rate increased with the use of surfactants for all concentrations and induction time decreased. It was found that for surfactants, CMC at hydrate formation conditions was less than CMC at ambient conditions.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1110062116300058Methane hydrateSurfactantFormation rateKineticInduction time
spellingShingle Mostafa keshavarz Moraveji
Ahmadreza Ghaffarkhah
Arash Sadeghi
Effect of three representative surfactants on methane hydrate formation rate and induction time
Egyptian Journal of Petroleum
Methane hydrate
Surfactant
Formation rate
Kinetic
Induction time
title Effect of three representative surfactants on methane hydrate formation rate and induction time
title_full Effect of three representative surfactants on methane hydrate formation rate and induction time
title_fullStr Effect of three representative surfactants on methane hydrate formation rate and induction time
title_full_unstemmed Effect of three representative surfactants on methane hydrate formation rate and induction time
title_short Effect of three representative surfactants on methane hydrate formation rate and induction time
title_sort effect of three representative surfactants on methane hydrate formation rate and induction time
topic Methane hydrate
Surfactant
Formation rate
Kinetic
Induction time
url http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1110062116300058
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