scholarly journals Rapid Gas Hydrate Formation—Evaluation of Three Reactor Concepts and Feasibility Study

Molecules ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 26 (12) ◽  
pp. 3615
Author(s):  
Florian Filarsky ◽  
Julian Wieser ◽  
Heyko Juergen Schultz
Keyword(s):  
Gas Hydrates ◽  
Gas Hydrate ◽  
Hydrate Formation ◽  
Synthetic Natural Gas ◽  
Operation Conditions ◽  
Gas Hydrate Formation ◽  
Gas Conditioning ◽  
And Storage ◽  
Economic Considerations ◽  
High Storage

Gas hydrates show great potential with regard to various technical applications, such as gas conditioning, separation and storage. Hence, there has been an increased interest in applied gas hydrate research worldwide in recent years. This paper describes the development of an energetically promising, highly attractive rapid gas hydrate production process that enables the instantaneous conditioning and storage of gases in the form of solid hydrates, as an alternative to costly established processes, such as, for example, cryogenic demethanization. In the first step of the investigations, three different reactor concepts for rapid hydrate formation were evaluated. It could be shown that coupled spraying with stirring provided the fastest hydrate formation and highest gas uptakes in the hydrate phase. In the second step, extensive experimental series were executed, using various different gas compositions on the example of synthetic natural gas mixtures containing methane, ethane and propane. Methane is eliminated from the gas phase and stored in gas hydrates. The experiments were conducted under moderate conditions (8 bar(g), 9–14 °C), using tetrahydrofuran as a thermodynamic promoter in a stoichiometric concentration of 5.56 mole%. High storage capacities, formation rates and separation efficiencies were achieved at moderate operation conditions supported by rough economic considerations, successfully showing the feasibility of this innovative concept. An adapted McCabe-Thiele diagram was created to approximately determine the necessary theoretical separation stage numbers for high purity gas separation requirements.

scholarly journals Gas Hydrate Formation Phase Boundary Behaviour of Synthetic Natural Gas System of the Keta Basin of Ghana

2017 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 64-72 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eric Broni-Bediako ◽  
Richard Amorin ◽  
Cornelius B. Bavoh
Keyword(s):  
Natural Gas ◽  
Phase Boundary ◽  
Gas Hydrates ◽  
Gas Hydrate ◽  
Hydrate Formation ◽  
Simulation Software ◽  
Gas Composition ◽  
Synthetic Natural Gas ◽  
Gas Hydrate Formation ◽  
Formation Phase

Background:Gas hydrates are considered as a major threat to the oil and gas flow assurance industry. At high pressure and low temperature conditions, gas hydrates form in pipelines and production facilities leading to pipeline blockages, high removal cost, environmental hazards and loss of lives. For a successful prevention of gas hydrate formation, predicting the hydrate formation phase boundary of hydrocarbon fluid composition becomes very necessary.Objective and Method:In this study, computer simulation software called PVTSim was used to predict hydrate formation phase boundary of synthetic natural gas composition of the Keta basin of Ghana at pressure and temperature ranges of 43.09 bar - 350 bar and 12.87 °C - 27.29 °C respectively. The effect of changes in natural gas composition (N2and H2S) and the presence of four commonly used thermodynamic gas hydrate inhibitors (methanol, ethanol, diethylene glycol and monoethylene glycol) on the hydrate formation phase boundary is also discussed. Prior to the study, the accuracy of PVTSim was validated with the hydrate formation phase data in literature.Results and Conclusion:Results suggested that the hydrate formation phase boundary decreased with increasing N2composition and increased with increasing H2S composition, suggesting that, the presence of H2S increases the threat of hydrate formation. However, a reduction in hydrate formation threat was observed in the presence of all four commonly used gas hydrate thermodynamic inhibitors with methanol demonstrating the highest inhibition effect.

Thermodynamic Modelling of Gas Hydrate Formation in the Presence of Inhibitors and the Consideration of their Effect

2014 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
pp. 45
Author(s):  
Peyman Sabzi ◽  
Saheb Noroozi
Keyword(s):  
Gas Hydrates ◽  
Gas Hydrate ◽  
Low Temperatures ◽  
Hydrate Formation ◽  
Transportation Systems ◽  
Flow Lines ◽  
Main Approach ◽  
Efficient Inhibitor ◽  
System A ◽  
Gas Hydrate Formation

Gas hydrates formation is considered as one the greatest obstacles in gas transportation systems. Problems related to gas hydrate formation is more severe when dealing with transportation at low temperatures of deep water. In order to avoid formation of Gas hydrates, different inhibitors are used. Methanol is one of the most common and economically efficient inhibitor. Adding methanol to the flow lines, changes the thermodynamic equilibrium situation of the system. In order to predict these changes in thermodynamic behavior of the system, a series of modelings are performed using Matlab software in this paper. The main approach in this modeling is on the basis of Van der Waals and Plateau's thermodynamic approach. The obtained results of a system containing water, Methane and Methanol showed that hydrate formation pressure increases due to the increase of inhibitor amount in constant temperature and this increase is more in higher temperatures. Furthermore, these results were in harmony with the available empirical data.Keywords: Gas hydrates, thermodynamic inhibitor, modelling, pipeline blockage

scholarly journals Investigation on Gas Hydrates Formation and Dissociation in Multiphase Gas Dominant Transmission Pipelines

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (15) ◽  
pp. 5052 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sayani Jai Krishna Sahith ◽  
Srinivasa Rao Pedapati ◽  
Bhajan Lal
Keyword(s):  
Crude Oil ◽  
Phase Behavior ◽  
Gas Hydrates ◽  
Gas Hydrate ◽  
Formation Rate ◽  
Water System ◽  
Hydrate Formation ◽  
Multiphase System ◽  
Gas Hydrate Formation ◽  
Water Cut

In this work, a gas hydrate formation and dissociation study was performed on two multiphase pipeline systems containing gasoline, CO2, water, and crude oil, CO2, water, in the pressure range of 2.5–3.5 MPa with fixed water cut as 15% using gas hydrate rocking cell equipment. The system has 10, 15 and 20 wt.% concentrations of gasoline and crude oil, respectively. From the obtained hydrate-liquid-vapor-equilibrium (HLVE) data, the phase diagrams for the system are constructed and analyzed to represent the phase behavior in the multiphase pipelines. Similarly, induction time and rate of gas hydrate formation studies were performed for gasoline, CO2, and water, and crude oil, CO2, water system. From the evaluation of phase behavior based on the HLVE curve, the multiphase system with gasoline exhibits an inhibition in gas hydrates formation, as the HLVE curve shifts towards the lower temperature and higher-pressure region. The multiphase system containing the crude oil system shows a promotion of gas hydrates formation, as the HLVE curve shifted towards the higher temperature and lower pressure. Similarly, the kinetics of hydrate formation of gas hydrates in the gasoline system is slow. At the same time, crude oil has a rapid gas hydrate formation rate.

Insights into CO2 Capture by Flue Gas Hydrate Formation: Gas Composition Evolution in Systems Containing Gas Hydrates and Gas Mixtures at Stable Pressures

2018 ◽  
Vol 6 (5) ◽  
pp. 5732-5736 ◽  
Author(s):  
Aliakbar Hassanpouryouzband ◽  
Jinhai Yang ◽  
Bahman Tohidi ◽  
Evgeny Chuvilin ◽  
Vladimir Istomin ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Co2 Capture ◽  
Gas Hydrates ◽  
Gas Hydrate ◽  
Flue Gas ◽  
Hydrate Formation ◽  
Gas Mixtures ◽  
Gas Composition ◽  
Gas Hydrate Formation

CO2 Capture and Storage from Flue Gas Using Novel Gas Hydrate-Based Technologies and Their Associated Impacts

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Aliakbar Hassanpouryouzband ◽  
Katriona Edlmann ◽  
Jinhai Yang ◽  
Bahman Tohidi ◽  
Evgeny Chuvilin
Keyword(s):  
Gas Hydrate ◽  
Flue Gas ◽  
Power Plants ◽  
Carbon Capture And Storage ◽  
Hydrate Formation ◽  
Gas Hydrate Formation ◽  
Experimental Apparatus ◽  
The Impact ◽  
And Storage ◽  
Hydrate Reservoirs

<p>Power plants emit large amounts of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere primarily through the combustion of fossil fuels, leading to accumulation of increased greenhouse gases in the earth’s atmosphere. Global climate changing has led to increasing global mean temperatures, particularly over the poles, which threatens to melt gas hydrate reservoirs, releasing previously trapped methane and exacerbating the situation.  Here we used gas hydrate-based technologies to develop techniques for capturing and storing CO<sub>2</sub> present in power plant flue gas as stable hydrates, where CO<sub>2</sub> replaces methane within the hydrate structure. First, we experimentally measured the thermodynamic properties of various flue gases, followed by modelling and tuning the equations of state. Second, we undertook proof of concept investigations of the injection of CO2 flue gas into methane gas hydrate reservoirs as an option for economically sustainable production of natural gas as well as carbon capture and storage. The optimum injection conditions were found and reaction kinetics was investigated experimentally under realistic conditions. Third, the kinetics of flue gas hydrate formation for both the geological storage of CO<sub>2</sub> and the secondary sealing of CH<sub>4</sub>/CO<sub>2</sub> release in one simple process was investigated, followed by a comprehensive investigation of hydrate formation kinetics using a highly accurate in house developed experimental apparatus, which included an assessment of the gas leakage risks associated with above processes.  Finally, the impact of the proposed methods on permeability and mechanical strength of the geological formations was investigated.</p>

Effect of surfactants and liquid hydrocarbons on gas hydrate formation rate and storage capacity

2003 ◽  
Vol 27 (8) ◽  
pp. 747-756 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zhigao Sun ◽  
Ruzhu Wang ◽  
Rongsheng Ma ◽  
Kaihua Guo ◽  
Shuanshi Fan
Keyword(s):  
Gas Hydrate ◽  
Storage Capacity ◽  
Formation Rate ◽  
Hydrate Formation ◽  
Liquid Hydrocarbons ◽  
Gas Hydrate Formation ◽  
And Storage

Numerical Studies of Gas Hydrate Formation and Decomposition in a Geological Reservoir

2008 ◽  
Vol 130 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
M. Uddin ◽  
D. Coombe ◽  
D. Law ◽  
B. Gunter
Keyword(s):  
Kinetic Model ◽  
Gas Hydrates ◽  
Gas Hydrate ◽  
Co2 Sequestration ◽  
Numerical Study ◽  
Hydrate Formation ◽  
Gas Production ◽  
Ch4 Production ◽  
Hydrate Reservoir ◽  
Gas Hydrate Formation

Numerical modeling of gas hydrates can provide an integrated understanding of the various process mechanisms controlling methane (CH4) production from hydrates and carbon dioxide (CO2) sequestration as a gas hydrate in geologic reservoirs. This work describes a new unified kinetic model which, when coupled with a compositional thermal reservoir simulator, can simulate the dynamics of CH4 and CO2 hydrate formation and decomposition in a geological formation. The kinetic model contains two mass transfer equations: one equation converts gas and water into hydrate and the other equation decomposes hydrate into gas and water. The model structure and parameters were investigated in comparison with a previously published model. The proposed kinetic model was evaluated in two case studies. Case 1 considers a single well within a natural hydrate reservoir for studying the kinetics of CH4 and CO2 hydrate decomposition and formation. A close agreement was achieved between the present numerical simulations and results reported by Hong and Pooladi-Darvish (2003, “A Numerical Study on Gas Production From Formations Containing Gas Hydrates,” Petroleum Society’s Canadian International Petroleum Conference, Calgary, AB, Jun. 10–12, Paper No. 2003-060). Case 2 considers multiple wells within a natural hydrate reservoir for studying the unified kinetic model to demonstrate the feasibility of CO2 sequestration in a natural hydrate reservoir with potential enhancement of CH4 recovery. The model will be applied in future field-scale simulations to predict the dynamics of gas hydrate formation and decomposition processes in actual geological reservoirs.

scholarly journals Advances in the Study of Gas Hydrates by Dielectric Spectroscopy

Molecules ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 26 (15) ◽  
pp. 4459
Author(s):  
Ivan Lunev ◽  
Bulat Kamaliev ◽  
Valery Shtyrlin ◽  
Yuri Gusev ◽  
Airat Kiiamov ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Gas Hydrates ◽  
Gas Hydrate ◽  
Dielectric Spectroscopy ◽  
Relaxation Times ◽  
Hydrate Formation ◽  
Water Molecules ◽  
Natural Gas Hydrate ◽  
Real Component ◽  
Local Structures ◽  
Gas Hydrate Formation

The influence of kinetic hydrate inhibitors on the process of natural gas hydrate nucleation was studied using the method of dielectric spectroscopy. The processes of gas hydrate formation and decomposition were monitored using the temperature dependence of the real component of the dielectric constant ε′(T). Analysis of the relaxation times τ and activation energy ΔE of the dielectric relaxation process revealed the inhibitor was involved in hydrogen bonding and the disruption of the local structures of water molecules.

Dynamics of the gas hydrate formation in a porous medium at the gas injection

2008 ◽  
Vol 6 ◽  
pp. 178-183
Author(s):  
M.K. Khasanov ◽  
N.G. Musakaev
Keyword(s):  
Porous Medium ◽  
Gas Hydrates ◽  
Gas Hydrate ◽  
Gas Injection ◽  
Hydrate Formation ◽  
Frontal Surface ◽  
Gas Hydrate Formation ◽  
Self Similar ◽  
Extended Area ◽  
Similar Solutions

The features of the gas hydrates formation at the gas injection into the porous medium initially saturated with gas and water are considered. Self-similar solutions of the axisymmetric problem describing the distribution of the main parameters in a reservoir are constructed. The solutions have been found according to which the gas hydrate formation can occur at the frontal surface or in the extended area.

Modeling of Gas Hydrate Formation in a High Pressure Reactor

2008 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ajay Mandal ◽  
Sukumar Laik
Keyword(s):  
Kinetic Model ◽  
Gas Hydrates ◽  
Gas Hydrate ◽  
Oil And Gas ◽  
Hydrate Formation ◽  
System A ◽  
Gas Hydrate Formation ◽  
Simple Kinetic Model ◽  
Geometric Variables ◽  
Order Rate Equation

Gas hydrates are now gaining importance in oil and gas industries because they are considered a future source of energy and a means for the transport of natural gas. On the other hand gas hydrates create problems by plugging the pipelines during transportation. Obviously, predicting the conditions in which hydrates are formed would be valuable. In the present study, experiments were performed to observe the conditions, which favor the formation of an ethane gas hydrate. The results of the hydrate formation are elucidated with the help of a conceptual kinetic model. An empirical correlation is developed to predict the rate of formation of the hydrate in terms of the operating and geometric variables of the system. A simple kinetic model based on the dissolved ethane gas is also developed which shows that the hydrate formation follows the first order rate equation.

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