Methane hydrates with a high capacity and a high formation rate promoted by biosurfactants.

Methane hydrates with a high capacity and a high formation rate promoted by biosurfactants.

Chemical communications (Cambridge, England) (2012-10-18)

Weixing Wang, Zhan Huang, Haoran Chen, Zhuyan Tan, Caixing Chen, Luyi Sun

ABSTRACT

Lignosulfonates, which are byproducts of the pulp and paper industry, can be used as promoters for the formation of methane hydrates with a high capacity up to 170 v/v and a high formation rate.

MATERIALI

N° Catalogo

Marchio

Descrizione del prodotto

471054

Sigma-Aldrich

Lignosulfonic acid calcium salt, average M_w ~18,000, average M_n ~2,500