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Bassani CL, Engel M, Sum AK. Mesomorphology of clathrate hydrates from molecular ordering. J Chem Phys 2024; 160:190901. [PMID: 38767264 DOI: 10.1063/5.0200516] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/27/2024] [Accepted: 03/13/2024] [Indexed: 05/22/2024] Open
Abstract
Clathrate hydrates are crystals formed by guest molecules that stabilize cages of hydrogen-bonded water molecules. Whereas thermodynamic equilibrium is well described via the van der Waals and Platteeuw approach, the increasing concerns with global warming and energy transition require extending the knowledge to non-equilibrium conditions in multiphase, sheared systems, in a multiscale framework. Potential macro-applications concern the storage of carbon dioxide in the form of clathrates, and the reduction of hydrate inhibition additives currently required in hydrocarbon production. We evidence porous mesomorphologies as key to bridging the molecular scales to macro-applications of low solubility guests. We discuss the coupling of molecular ordering with the mesoscales, including (i) the emergence of porous patterns as a combined factor from the walk over the free energy landscape and 3D competitive nucleation and growth and (ii) the role of molecular attachment rates in crystallization-diffusion models that allow predicting the timescale of pore sealing. This is a perspective study that discusses the use of discrete models (molecular dynamics) to build continuum models (phase field models, crystallization laws, and transport phenomena) to predict multiscale manifestations at a feasible computational cost. Several advances in correlated fields (ice, polymers, alloys, and nanoparticles) are discussed in the scenario of clathrate hydrates, as well as the challenges and necessary developments to push the field forward.
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Affiliation(s)
- Carlos L Bassani
- Institute for Multiscale Simulation, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, 91058 Erlangen, Germany
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- Institute for Multiscale Simulation, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, 91058 Erlangen, Germany
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- Phases to Flow Laboratory, Chemical and Biological Engineering Department, Colorado School of Mines, Golden, Colorado 80401, USA
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Uchida T, Sugibuchi R, Hayama M, Yamazaki K. Supersaturation dependent nucleation of methane + propane mixed-gas hydrate. J Chem Phys 2024; 160:074502. [PMID: 38380756 DOI: 10.1063/5.0189967] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/01/2023] [Accepted: 01/28/2024] [Indexed: 02/22/2024] Open
Abstract
Before hydrates can be widely used in industry, we should better understand the problematic issues of hydrate nucleation, particularly its stochastic nature. Here, we report on measurements of the nucleation probability of mixed-gas hydrates in which the guest molecules are a mixture of methane and propane. For the pure cases, at a supersaturation near 1.0, we had previously measured an induction time for the methane hydrate of about 1 h, whereas for the propane hydrate, it was over one day. Using the same experimental setup, we examine here the nucleation probability for a mixture of 90% methane and 10% propane as the guest gas for a range of supersaturations. For the experiments, the temperature was 274 ± 0.5 K and the stirring rate was about 300 rpm. The experiments were repeated at least ten times under the same condition, exchanging the sample water every time. We define the nucleation probability at a given time as the fraction of trials that nucleated by that time and then determine the nucleation probability distribution. The resulting nucleation frequency is found to have a power-law relation to supersaturation. Then, we examine how the nucleation frequency is affected by the existence of ultrafine bubbles in the initial water. We find that the ultrafine bubbles increase the nucleation frequency but much less than that of typical changes in supersaturation.
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- Tsutomu Uchida
- Division of Applied Physics, Faculty of Engineering, Hokkaido University, Sapporo 060-8628, Japan
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- Division of Applied Physics, Graduate School of Engineering, Hokkaido University, Sapporo 060-8628, Japan
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- Division of Applied Physics, Graduate School of Engineering, Hokkaido University, Sapporo 060-8628, Japan
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- Division of Applied Physics, Faculty of Engineering, Hokkaido University, Sapporo 060-8628, Japan
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Bassani CL, Kakitani C, Herri JM, Sum AK, Morales REM, Cameirão A. A Multiscale Approach for Gas Hydrates Considering Structure, Agglomeration, and Transportability under Multiphase Flow Conditions: III. Agglomeration Model. Ind Eng Chem Res 2020. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.iecr.0c02633] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Carlos L. Bassani
- Departement PEG, Mines Saint-Etienne, Univ Lyon, CNRS, UMR 5307 LGF, Centre SPIN, F-42023 Saint-Etienne, France
- Multiphase Flow Research Center (NUEM), Federal University of Technology—Paraná (UTFPR), Rua Deputado Heitor Alencar Furtado, 5000, Bloco N, CEP, 81280-340 Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil
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- Multiphase Flow Research Center (NUEM), Federal University of Technology—Paraná (UTFPR), Rua Deputado Heitor Alencar Furtado, 5000, Bloco N, CEP, 81280-340 Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil
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- Departement PEG, Mines Saint-Etienne, Univ Lyon, CNRS, UMR 5307 LGF, Centre SPIN, F-42023 Saint-Etienne, France
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- Phases to Flow Laboratory, Chemical and Biological Engineering Department, Colorado School of Mines, 1500 Illinois Street, Golden, Colorado 80401, United States
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- Multiphase Flow Research Center (NUEM), Federal University of Technology—Paraná (UTFPR), Rua Deputado Heitor Alencar Furtado, 5000, Bloco N, CEP, 81280-340 Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil
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- Departement PEG, Mines Saint-Etienne, Univ Lyon, CNRS, UMR 5307 LGF, Centre SPIN, F-42023 Saint-Etienne, France
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Bassani CL, Sum AK, Herri JM, Morales REM, Cameirão A. A Multiscale Approach for Gas Hydrates Considering Structure, Agglomeration, and Transportability under Multiphase Flow Conditions: II. Growth Kinetic Model. Ind Eng Chem Res 2020. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.iecr.9b04245] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Carlos L. Bassani
- Department PEG, Mines Saint-Etienne, Univ Lyon, CNRS, UMR 5307 LGF, Centre SPIN, F-42023 Saint-Etienne, France
- Multiphase Flow Research Center (NUEM), Federal University of Technology—Paraná (UTFPR), Rua Deputado Heitor Alencar Furtado, 5000, Bloco N, CEP 81280-340 Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil
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- Phases to Flow Laboratory, Chemical and Biological Engineering Department, Colorado School of Mines, 1500 Illinois Street, Golden, Colorado 80401, United States
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- Department PEG, Mines Saint-Etienne, Univ Lyon, CNRS, UMR 5307 LGF, Centre SPIN, F-42023 Saint-Etienne, France
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- Multiphase Flow Research Center (NUEM), Federal University of Technology—Paraná (UTFPR), Rua Deputado Heitor Alencar Furtado, 5000, Bloco N, CEP 81280-340 Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil
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- Department PEG, Mines Saint-Etienne, Univ Lyon, CNRS, UMR 5307 LGF, Centre SPIN, F-42023 Saint-Etienne, France
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Bassani CL, Melchuna AM, Cameirão A, Herri JM, Morales RE, Sum AK. A Multiscale Approach for Gas Hydrates Considering Structure, Agglomeration, and Transportability under Multiphase Flow Conditions: I. Phenomenological Model. Ind Eng Chem Res 2019. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.iecr.9b01841] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Carlos L. Bassani
- Mines Saint-Etienne, Université Lyon, CNRS, UMR 5307 LGF, Centre SPIN, Departement PEG, F-42023 Saint-Etienne, France
- Multiphase Flow Research Center (NUEM), Federal University of Technology − Paraná (UTFPR), Rua Deputado Heitor Alencar Furtado, 5000, Bloco N, CEP, 81280-340 Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil
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- Phases to Flow Laboratory, Chemical and Biological Engineering Department, Colorado School of Mines, 1500 Illinois Street, Golden, Colorado 80401, United States
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- Mines Saint-Etienne, Université Lyon, CNRS, UMR 5307 LGF, Centre SPIN, Departement PEG, F-42023 Saint-Etienne, France
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- Mines Saint-Etienne, Université Lyon, CNRS, UMR 5307 LGF, Centre SPIN, Departement PEG, F-42023 Saint-Etienne, France
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- Multiphase Flow Research Center (NUEM), Federal University of Technology − Paraná (UTFPR), Rua Deputado Heitor Alencar Furtado, 5000, Bloco N, CEP, 81280-340 Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil
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- Phases to Flow Laboratory, Chemical and Biological Engineering Department, Colorado School of Mines, 1500 Illinois Street, Golden, Colorado 80401, United States
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