Abstract
Tetrabutylammonium bromide (TBAB) could form semiclathrate hydrate under milder conditions compared to gas hydrate and, thus, effectively improve the thermodynamic stability of gas hydrate. To evaluate the effect of TBAB on the formation kinetics of methane hydrates, the kinetic properties of TBAB + CH4 semiclathrate hydrate were investigated with an isobaric method at 7.0 MPa with salt mass fraction and subcooling degree varying from 0.05 to 0.60 and from 4 to 10 K, respectively. The result showed that, with a higher salt concentration and subcooling degree, the induction time presented its stochastic property, while the normalized gas consumption and gas consumption rate were relatively constant and higher, respectively. In addition, Raman spectroscopy, powder X-ray diffraction (PXRD) device, and cryo-scanning electron microscopy were employed to identify the molecular behavior and observe the morphology of the hydrate. The spectra of Raman and PXRD revealed that the CH4 molecules were encaged in dodeca...
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