Abstract

Most of the studies done on kinetic hydrate inhibitors (KHIs) are related to the effect of KHIs on hydrate formation, and there are a limited number of research works on hydrate dissociation conditions in the presence of KHIs. In the subject of hydrate remediation, knowing the effects of KHIs on hydrate dissociation conditions is necessary. In this work, first, the effect of the presence of poly vinyl caprolactam (PVCap) as a KHI on methane hydrate dissociation conditions has been studied and the results show that dissociation temperature of methane hydrate in the presence of PVCap is higher than the noninhibited system and increases hydrate stability conditions. Then, at the second stage, the effects of EMIM-BF4 as a synergist for PVCap on methane hydrate dissociation conditions have been investigated. Different concentrations of EMIM-BF4 and PVCap have been studied, and a thermodynamic model has been developed to predict hydrate dissociation temperature. The experiments reveal that adding EMIM-BF4 to an...

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