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Zhang W, Wang Y, Lang X, Fan S. Interfacial Adhesion Forces of Hydrate Particles in the Presence of Hydrate Inhibitors. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2022; 38:15526-15533. [PMID: 36475693 DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.2c02124] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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Hydrate inhibitors are traditionally utilized to prevent hydrate plugging. In this study, the adhesion forces of cyclopentane (CP) hydrates with thermodynamic inhibitors (ethanol, urea, and NaCl) and anti-agglomerant inhibitors [sorbitan monooleate (Span 80) and lecithin] were measured to understand the effects of hydrate inhibitors on the adhesion forces of hydrates. It was found that the thermodynamic inhibitors increased the early hydrate interparticle adhesion force due to the enhanced liquid bridge force. However, the liquid bridge acted as a lubricant layer to prevent the irreversible agglomeration of hydrate after long-term contact. The hydrate adhesion forces decreased by 90.5-93.0% and 76.6-92.7% with an increase in the concentration of Span 80 and lecithin, respectively, from 0.1 to 1 wt %. Both rough morphology and low interfacial tension contributed to the adhesion force decrease of hydrate after the addition of anti-agglomerant inhibitors. The results may be helpful for understanding the mechanism of influence and quantifying the impact of hydrate inhibitors on hydrate interparticle adhesion force.
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- Wenjuan Zhang
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou510640, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou510640, China
- Zhuahai Institute of Modern Industrial Innovation, South China University of Technology, Zhuhai519175, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou510640, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou510640, China
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Pan Z, Liu W, Yu L, Xie Z, Sun Q, Zhao P, Chen D, Fang W, Liu B. Resonance-Induced Reduction of Interfacial Tension of Water-Methane and Improvement of Methane Solubility in Water. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2022; 38:13594-13601. [PMID: 36299165 DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.2c02392] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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Molecular dynamics simulations were performed to study the effect of the periodic oscillating electric field on the interface between water and methane. We propose a new strategy that utilizes oscillating electric fields to reduce the interfacial tension (IFT) between water and methane and increase the solubility of methane in water simultaneously. These are attributed to the hydrogen bond resonance induced by an electric field with a frequency close to the natural frequency of the hydrogen bond. The resonance breaks the hydrogen bond network among water molecules to the maximum, which destroys the hydration shell and reduces the cohesive action of water, thus resulting in the decrease of IFT and the increase of methane solubility. As the frequency of the electric field is close to the optimum resonant frequency of hydrogen bonds, IFT decreases from 56.43 to 5.66 mN/m; water and methane are miscible because the solubility parameter of water reduces from 47.63 to 2.85 MPa1/2, which is close to that of methane (3.43 MPa1/2). Our results provide a new idea for reducing the water-gas IFT and improving the solubility of insoluble gas in water and theoretical guidance in the fields of natural gas exploitation, hydrate generation, and nanobubble nucleation.
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- Zhiming Pan
- College of Science, China University of Petroleum (East China), Qingdao266580, China
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- College of Science, China University of Petroleum (East China), Qingdao266580, China
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- College of Science, China University of Petroleum (East China), Qingdao266580, China
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- College of Science, China University of Petroleum (East China), Qingdao266580, China
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- College of Science, China University of Petroleum (East China), Qingdao266580, China
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- College of Science, China University of Petroleum (East China), Qingdao266580, China
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- College of Science, China University of Petroleum (East China), Qingdao266580, China
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- College of Science, China University of Petroleum (East China), Qingdao266580, China
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- College of Science, China University of Petroleum (East China), Qingdao266580, China
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Jamil MI, Qian T, Ahmed W, Zhan X, Chen F, Cheng D, Zhang Q. Durable Hydrate-phobic Coating with In Situ Self-Replenishing Hydrocarbon Barrier Films for Low Clathrate Hydrate Adhesion. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2022; 38:11621-11630. [PMID: 36107634 DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.2c01359] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Clathrate hydrate growth, deposition, and plug formation during oil and gas transportation causes blockage of pipelines. An effective strategy to solve this problem is to mitigate the hydrate formation and reduce its adhesion on pipe walls through a coating process. However, durability failure, corrosion, inability to self-heal, high cost, and strong hydrate adhesion remain unsolved issues. To address these challenges, in this work, we present an in situ self-replenishing nonfluorinated durable hydrate-phobic coating of candle soot particles. The candle soot coating reduces hydrate adhesion by promoting a thick barrier film of hydrocarbons between the hydrate and the soot coated substrate. The hydrocarbons permeating the soot coating display a high contact angle for water and inhibit the formation of water bridges between the hydrate and soot coated substrate. The spherical cyclopentane hydrate slides off easily on the candle soot coating inside the cyclopentane environment. The hydrate former, cyclopentane-water emulsion, and THF-water mixture have high contact angles as well as low hydrate adhesion on soot coating simultaneously. In addition, the coating is flow-induced long-term slippery, durable, low cost, anticorrosion, self-cleaning, and suitable for practical applications.
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- Muhammad Imran Jamil
- Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Advanced Chemical Engineering Manufacture Technology, College of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, China
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- Hangzhou JIHUA Polymer Material Co., LTD. Xinshiji Road 1755, Linjiang industrial park, Qiantang district, Hangzhou 310027, China
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- Hanyang University (ERICA Campus), 55 Hanyangdaehak-ro, sangnok-gu, Ansan-si, Gyeonggi-do, Seoul 15588, South Korea
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- Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Advanced Chemical Engineering Manufacture Technology, College of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, China
- Institute of Zhejiang University-Quzhou, Quzhou 324000, China
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- Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Advanced Chemical Engineering Manufacture Technology, College of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, China
- Institute of Zhejiang University-Quzhou, Quzhou 324000, China
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- Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Advanced Chemical Engineering Manufacture Technology, College of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, China
- Institute of Zhejiang University-Quzhou, Quzhou 324000, China
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- Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Advanced Chemical Engineering Manufacture Technology, College of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, China
- Institute of Zhejiang University-Quzhou, Quzhou 324000, China
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Algaba J, Acuña E, Míguez JM, Mendiboure B, Zerón IM, Blas FJ. Simulation of the carbon dioxide hydrate-water interfacial energy. J Colloid Interface Sci 2022; 623:354-367. [PMID: 35594594 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2022.05.029] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/16/2022] [Revised: 05/04/2022] [Accepted: 05/05/2022] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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HYPOTHESIS Carbon dioxide hydrates are ice-like nonstoichiometric inclusion solid compounds with importance to global climate change, and gas transportation and storage. The thermodynamic and kinetic mechanisms that control carbon dioxide nucleation critically depend on hydrate-water interfacial free energy. Only two independent indirect experiments are available in the literature. Interfacial energies show large uncertainties due to the conditions at which experiments are performed. Under these circumstances, we hypothesize that accurate molecular models for water and carbon dioxide combined with computer simulation tools can offer an alternative but complementary way to estimate interfacial energies at coexistence conditions from a molecular perspective. CALCULATIONS We have evaluated the interfacial free energy of carbon dioxide hydrates at coexistence conditions (three-phase equilibrium or dissociation line) implementing advanced computational methodologies, including the novel Mold Integration methodology. Our calculations are based on the definition of the interfacial free energy, standard statistical thermodynamic techniques, and the use of the most reliable and used molecular models for water (TIP4P/Ice) and carbon dioxide (TraPPE) available in the literature. FINDINGS We find that simulations provide an interfacial energy value, at coexistence conditions, consistent with the experiments from its thermodynamic definition. Our calculations are reliable since are based on the use of two molecular models that accurately predict: (1) The ice-water interfacial free energy; and (2) the dissociation line of carbon dioxide hydrates. Computer simulation predictions provide alternative but reliable estimates of the carbon dioxide interfacial energy. Our pioneering work demonstrates that is possible to predict interfacial energies of hydrates from a truly computational molecular perspective and opens a new door to the determination of free energies of hydrates.
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- Jesús Algaba
- Department of Chemical Engineering, South Kensington Campus, Imperial College London, SW7 2AZ London, United Kingdom
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- Laboratorio de Simulacion Molecular y Quimica Computacional, CIQSO-Centro de Investigacion en Quimica Sostenible and Departamento de Ciencias Integradas, Universidad de Huelva, 21007 Huelva, Spain
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- Laboratorio de Simulacion Molecular y Quimica Computacional, CIQSO-Centro de Investigacion en Quimica Sostenible and Departamento de Ciencias Integradas, Universidad de Huelva, 21007 Huelva, Spain
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- Laboratoire des Fluides Complexes et Leurs Reservoirs, UMR5150, Universite de Pau et des Pays de l'Adour, B. P. 1155, Pau Cedex 64014, France
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- Laboratorio de Simulacion Molecular y Quimica Computacional, CIQSO-Centro de Investigacion en Quimica Sostenible and Departamento de Ciencias Integradas, Universidad de Huelva, 21007 Huelva, Spain
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- Laboratorio de Simulacion Molecular y Quimica Computacional, CIQSO-Centro de Investigacion en Quimica Sostenible and Departamento de Ciencias Integradas, Universidad de Huelva, 21007 Huelva, Spain.
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Bahramian A, Olazar M. Evaluation of elastic and inelastic contact forces in the flow regimes of Titania nanoparticle agglomerates in a bench-scale conical fluidized bed: A comparative study of CFD-DEM simulation and experimental data. Chem Eng Res Des 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cherd.2021.09.027] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Peng Z, Wang W, Cheng L, Yu W, Li K, Liu Y, Wang M, Xiao F, Huang H, Liu Y, Ma Q, Shi B, Gong J. Effect of the Ethylene Vinyl Acetate Copolymer on the Induction of Cyclopentane Hydrate in a Water-in-Waxy Oil Emulsion System. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2021; 37:13225-13234. [PMID: 34735162 DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.1c01734] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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In this paper, the effect of the ethylene vinyl acetate (EVA) copolymer, commonly used in improving rheological behavior of waxy oil, is introduced to investigate its effect on the formation of cyclopentane hydrate in a water-in-waxy oil emulsion system. The wax content studied shows a negative effect on the formation of hydrate by elongating its induction time. Besides, the EVA copolymer is found to elongate the induction time of cyclopentane hydrate through the cocrystallization effect with wax molecules adjacent to the oil-water interface.
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- Zeheng Peng
- Beijing Key Laboratory of Urban Oil and Gas Distribution Technology, State Key Laboratory of Natural Gas Hydrates, MOE Key Laboratory of Petroleum Engineering, China University of Petroleum-Beijing, No.18 Fuxue Road, Changping, Beijing 102249, PR China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Urban Oil and Gas Distribution Technology, State Key Laboratory of Natural Gas Hydrates, MOE Key Laboratory of Petroleum Engineering, China University of Petroleum-Beijing, No.18 Fuxue Road, Changping, Beijing 102249, PR China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Urban Oil and Gas Distribution Technology, State Key Laboratory of Natural Gas Hydrates, MOE Key Laboratory of Petroleum Engineering, China University of Petroleum-Beijing, No.18 Fuxue Road, Changping, Beijing 102249, PR China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Urban Oil and Gas Distribution Technology, State Key Laboratory of Natural Gas Hydrates, MOE Key Laboratory of Petroleum Engineering, China University of Petroleum-Beijing, No.18 Fuxue Road, Changping, Beijing 102249, PR China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Urban Oil and Gas Distribution Technology, State Key Laboratory of Natural Gas Hydrates, MOE Key Laboratory of Petroleum Engineering, China University of Petroleum-Beijing, No.18 Fuxue Road, Changping, Beijing 102249, PR China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Urban Oil and Gas Distribution Technology, State Key Laboratory of Natural Gas Hydrates, MOE Key Laboratory of Petroleum Engineering, China University of Petroleum-Beijing, No.18 Fuxue Road, Changping, Beijing 102249, PR China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Urban Oil and Gas Distribution Technology, State Key Laboratory of Natural Gas Hydrates, MOE Key Laboratory of Petroleum Engineering, China University of Petroleum-Beijing, No.18 Fuxue Road, Changping, Beijing 102249, PR China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Urban Oil and Gas Distribution Technology, State Key Laboratory of Natural Gas Hydrates, MOE Key Laboratory of Petroleum Engineering, China University of Petroleum-Beijing, No.18 Fuxue Road, Changping, Beijing 102249, PR China
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- School of Petroleum Engineering, Chongqing University of Science & Technology, 20 Daxuecheng East Road, Shapingba, Chongqing 401331, PR China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Oil and Gas Storage and Transportation Technology, Changzhou University, No. 21, Gehu Middle Road, Wujin, Jiangsu, Changzhou 213016, PR China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Oil and Gas Storage and Transportation Technology, Changzhou University, No. 21, Gehu Middle Road, Wujin, Jiangsu, Changzhou 213016, PR China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Urban Oil and Gas Distribution Technology, State Key Laboratory of Natural Gas Hydrates, MOE Key Laboratory of Petroleum Engineering, China University of Petroleum-Beijing, No.18 Fuxue Road, Changping, Beijing 102249, PR China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Urban Oil and Gas Distribution Technology, State Key Laboratory of Natural Gas Hydrates, MOE Key Laboratory of Petroleum Engineering, China University of Petroleum-Beijing, No.18 Fuxue Road, Changping, Beijing 102249, PR China
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Nguyen NN, Berger R, Kappl M, Butt HJ. Clathrate Adhesion Induced by Quasi-Liquid Layer. THE JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY. C, NANOMATERIALS AND INTERFACES 2021; 125:21293-21300. [PMID: 34621461 PMCID: PMC8488953 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcc.1c06997] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/06/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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The adhesive force of clathrates to surfaces is a century-old problem of pipeline blockage for the energy industry. Here, we provide new physical insight into the origin of this force by accounting for the existence of a quasi-liquid layer (QLL) on clathrate surfaces. To gain this insight, we measure the adhesive force between a tetrahydrofuran clathrate and a solid sphere. We detect a strong adhesion, which originates from a capillary bridge that is formed from a nanometer-thick QLL on the clathrate surface. The curvature of this capillary bridge is nanoscaled, causes a large negative Laplace pressure, and leads to a strong capillary attraction. The microscopic capillary bridge expands and consolidates over time. This dynamic behavior explains the time-dependent increase of measured capillary forces. The adhesive force decreases greatly upon increasing the roughness and the hydrophobicity of the sphere, which founds the fundamental basics for reducing clathrate adhesion by using surface coating.
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- Ngoc N. Nguyen
- Physics
at Interfaces, Max Planck Institute for
Polymer Research, Ackermannweg 10, 55128 Mainz, Germany
- School
of Chemical Engineering, Hanoi University
of Science and Technology, Dai Co Viet Street 1, Hanoi 100000, Vietnam
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- Physics
at Interfaces, Max Planck Institute for
Polymer Research, Ackermannweg 10, 55128 Mainz, Germany
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- Physics
at Interfaces, Max Planck Institute for
Polymer Research, Ackermannweg 10, 55128 Mainz, Germany
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- Physics
at Interfaces, Max Planck Institute for
Polymer Research, Ackermannweg 10, 55128 Mainz, Germany
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Phan A, Stamatakis M, Koh CA, Striolo A. Correlating Antiagglomerant Performance with Gas Hydrate Cohesion. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2021; 13:40002-40012. [PMID: 34382786 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.1c06309] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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Although inhibiting hydrate formation in hydrocarbon-water systems is paramount in preventing pipe blockage in hydrocarbon transport systems, the molecular mechanisms responsible for antiagglomerant (AA) performance are not completely understood. To better understand why macroscopic performance is affected by apparently small changes in the AA molecular structure, we perform molecular dynamics simulations. We quantify the cohesion energy between two gas hydrate nanoparticles dispersed in liquid hydrocarbons in the presence of different AAs, and we achieve excellent agreement against experimental data obtained at high pressure using the micromechanical force apparatus. This suggests that the proposed simulation approach could provide a screening method for predicting, in silico, the performance of new molecules designed to manage hydrates in flow assurance. Our results suggest that entropy and free energy of solvation of AAs, combined in some cases with the molecular orientation at hydrate-oil interfaces, are descriptors that could be used to predict performance, should the results presented here be reproduced for other systems as well. These insights could help speed up the design of new AAs and guide future experiments.
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- Anh Phan
- Department of Chemical Engineering, University College London, London WC1E 7JE, U.K
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, University College London, London WC1E 7JE, U.K
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- Center for Hydrate Research, Chemical & Biological Engineering Department, Colorado School of Mines, Golden, Colorado 80401, United States
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, University College London, London WC1E 7JE, U.K
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