Crystal growth of clathrate hydrate formed with H2 + CO2 mixed gas and tetrahydropyran

Abstract Hydrate-based gas separation technology is applicable to the CO2 capture and storage from synthesis gas mixture generated through gasification of fuel sources including biomass. This paper reports visual observations of crystal growth dynamics and crystal morphology of hydrate formed in the...

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Autores principales: Meku Maruyama, Riku Matsuura, Ryo Ohmura
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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:873ca482b3a1489a9eaf7bdb0cb2c4192021-12-02T17:50:57ZCrystal growth of clathrate hydrate formed with H2 + CO2 mixed gas and tetrahydropyran10.1038/s41598-021-90802-62045-2322https://doaj.org/article/873ca482b3a1489a9eaf7bdb0cb2c4192021-05-01T00:00:00Zhttps://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-90802-6https://doaj.org/toc/2045-2322Abstract Hydrate-based gas separation technology is applicable to the CO2 capture and storage from synthesis gas mixture generated through gasification of fuel sources including biomass. This paper reports visual observations of crystal growth dynamics and crystal morphology of hydrate formed in the H2 + CO2 + tetrahydropyran (THP) + water system with a target for developing the hydrate-based CO2 separation process design. Experiments were conducted at a temperature range of 279.5–284.9 K under the pressure of 4.9–5.3 MPa. To simulate the synthesis gas, gas composition in the gas phase was maintained around H2:CO2 = 0.6:0.4 in mole fraction. Hydrate crystals were formed and extended along the THP/water interface. After the complete coverage of the interface to shape a polycrystalline shell, hydrate crystals continued to grow further into the bulk of liquid water. The individual crystals were identified as hexagonal, tetragonal and other polygonal-shaped formations. The crystal growth rate and the crystal size varied depending on thermodynamic conditions. Implications from the obtained results for the arrangement of operating conditions at the hydrate formation-, transportation-, and dissociation processes are discussed.Meku MaruyamaRiku MatsuuraRyo OhmuraNature PortfolioarticleMedicineRScienceQENScientific Reports, Vol 11, Iss 1, Pp 1-9 (2021)
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Ryo Ohmura
Crystal growth of clathrate hydrate formed with H2 + CO2 mixed gas and tetrahydropyran
description Abstract Hydrate-based gas separation technology is applicable to the CO2 capture and storage from synthesis gas mixture generated through gasification of fuel sources including biomass. This paper reports visual observations of crystal growth dynamics and crystal morphology of hydrate formed in the H2 + CO2 + tetrahydropyran (THP) + water system with a target for developing the hydrate-based CO2 separation process design. Experiments were conducted at a temperature range of 279.5–284.9 K under the pressure of 4.9–5.3 MPa. To simulate the synthesis gas, gas composition in the gas phase was maintained around H2:CO2 = 0.6:0.4 in mole fraction. Hydrate crystals were formed and extended along the THP/water interface. After the complete coverage of the interface to shape a polycrystalline shell, hydrate crystals continued to grow further into the bulk of liquid water. The individual crystals were identified as hexagonal, tetragonal and other polygonal-shaped formations. The crystal growth rate and the crystal size varied depending on thermodynamic conditions. Implications from the obtained results for the arrangement of operating conditions at the hydrate formation-, transportation-, and dissociation processes are discussed.
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Riku Matsuura
Ryo Ohmura
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Riku Matsuura
Ryo Ohmura
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title Crystal growth of clathrate hydrate formed with H2 + CO2 mixed gas and tetrahydropyran
title_short Crystal growth of clathrate hydrate formed with H2 + CO2 mixed gas and tetrahydropyran
title_full Crystal growth of clathrate hydrate formed with H2 + CO2 mixed gas and tetrahydropyran
title_fullStr Crystal growth of clathrate hydrate formed with H2 + CO2 mixed gas and tetrahydropyran
title_full_unstemmed Crystal growth of clathrate hydrate formed with H2 + CO2 mixed gas and tetrahydropyran
title_sort crystal growth of clathrate hydrate formed with h2 + co2 mixed gas and tetrahydropyran
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