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Chemical Communications

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

Weixing Wang,*a   Zhan Huang,a   Haoran Chen,b   Zhuyan Tan,a   Caixing Chena  and  Luyi Sun*b  

* Corresponding authors

a Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Enhanced Heat Transfer & Energy Conservation, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, China
E-mail: cewxwang@scut.edu.cn
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b Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry & Materials Science, Engineering, and Commercialization Program, Texas State University–San Marcos, San Macros, USA
E-mail: luyi.sun@txstate.edu
Fax: +1 512 245-2374
Tel: +1 512 245-5563

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.

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DOI
https://doi.org/10.1039/C2CC35603A
Article type
Communication
Submitted
02 Aug 2012
Accepted
03 Oct 2012
First published
03 Oct 2012

Chem. Commun., 2012,48, 11638-11640

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

W. Wang, Z. Huang, H. Chen, Z. Tan, C. Chen and L. Sun, Chem. Commun., 2012, 48, 11638 DOI: 10.1039/C2CC35603A

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