Measurements of methane hydrate equilibrium in systems inhibited with NaCl and methanol

► We report phase equilibria data for hydrates with salt and methanol. ► A unique experimental procedure using the DSC is used for the measurements. ► Measured data suggest that current hydrate prediction models may need to be adjusted. Natural gas hydrates are ice-like inclusion compounds that form...

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Published in:The Journal of chemical thermodynamics 2012-05, Vol.48, p.1-6
Main Authors: Lafond, Patrick G., Olcott, Kyle A., Dendy Sloan, E., Koh, Carolyn A., Sum, Amadeu K.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Chemical thermodynamics
Chemistry
DSC
Equilibrium
Exact sciences and technology
General and physical chemistry
General. Theory
Hydrate
Hydrates
Inhibition
Inhibitors
Mathematical models
Methane hydrates
Methyl alcohol
Natural gas
Phase boundaries
Thermodynamics
THI
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Summary:► We report phase equilibria data for hydrates with salt and methanol. ► A unique experimental procedure using the DSC is used for the measurements. ► Measured data suggest that current hydrate prediction models may need to be adjusted. Natural gas hydrates are ice-like inclusion compounds that form at high pressures and low temperatures in the presence of water and light hydrocarbons. Hydrate formation conditions are favorable in gas and oil pipelines, and their formation threatens gas and oil production. Thermodynamic hydrate inhibitors (THIs) are chemicals (e.g., methanol, monoethylene glycol) deployed in gas pipelines to depress the equilibrium temperature required for hydrate formation. This work presents a novel application of a stepwise differential scanning calorimeter (DSC) measurement to accurately determine the methane hydrate phase boundary in the presence of THIs. The scheme is first validated on a model (ice+salt water) system, and then generalized to measure hydrate equilibrium temperatures for pure systems and 0.035 mass fraction NaCl solutions diluted to 0, 0.05, 0.10, and 0.20 mass fraction methanol. The hydrate equilibrium temperatures are measured at methane pressures from (7.0 to 20.0)MPa. The measured equilibrium temperatures are compared to values computed by the predictive hydrate equilibrium tool CSMGem.
ISSN:0021-9614
1096-3626
DOI:10.1016/j.jct.2011.12.023