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Liu L, Guan D, Lu Y, Sun M, Liu Y, Zhao J, Yang L. A Molecular Dynamics Study on Xe/Kr Separation Mechanisms Using Crystal Growth Method. ACS OMEGA 2024; 9:25822-25831. [PMID: 38911791 PMCID: PMC11191100 DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.4c00108] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/04/2024] [Revised: 03/31/2024] [Accepted: 05/23/2024] [Indexed: 06/25/2024]
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The separation of xenon/krypton gas mixtures is a valuable but challenging endeavor in the gas industry due to their similar physical characteristics and closely sized molecules. To address this, we investigated the effectiveness of the hydrate-based gas separation method for mixed Xe-Kr gas via molecular dynamics (MD) simulations. The formation process of hydrates facilitates the encapsulation of guest molecules within hydrate cages, offering a potential strategy for gas separation. Higher temperatures and pressures are advantageous for accelerating the hydrate growth rate. The final occupancy of guest molecules and empty cages within 512, 51264, and all hydrate cages were thoroughly examined. An increase in the pressure and temperature enhanced the occupancy rates of Xe in both 512 and 51264 cages, whereas elevated pressure alone improved the occupancy of Kr in 51264 cages. However, the impact of temperature and pressure on Kr occupancy within 512 cages was found to be minimal. Elevated temperature and pressure resulted in a reduced occupancy of empty cages. Predominantly, 51264 cages were occupied by Xe, whereas Kr showed a propensity to occupy the 512 cages. With increasing simulated pressure, the final occupancy of Xe molecules in all cages rose from 0.37 to 0.41 for simulations at 260 K, while the final occupancy of empty cages decreased from 0.24 to 0.2.
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- Liangliang Liu
- Shenyang
Aircraft Design Institute Shenyang 110042, China
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- Key
Laboratory of Ocean Energy Utilization and Energy Conservation of
Ministry of Education, Dalian University
of Technology, Dalian 116024, China
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- Shenyang
Aircraft Design Institute Shenyang 110042, China
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- Key
Laboratory of Ocean Energy Utilization and Energy Conservation of
Ministry of Education, Dalian University
of Technology, Dalian 116024, China
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- Key
Laboratory of Ocean Energy Utilization and Energy Conservation of
Ministry of Education, Dalian University
of Technology, Dalian 116024, China
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- Key
Laboratory of Ocean Energy Utilization and Energy Conservation of
Ministry of Education, Dalian University
of Technology, Dalian 116024, China
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- Key
Laboratory of Ocean Energy Utilization and Energy Conservation of
Ministry of Education, Dalian University
of Technology, Dalian 116024, China
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Blazquez S, Algaba J, Míguez JM, Vega C, Blas FJ, Conde MM. Three-phase equilibria of hydrates from computer simulation. I. Finite-size effects in the methane hydrate. J Chem Phys 2024; 160:164721. [PMID: 38686998 DOI: 10.1063/5.0201295] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/30/2024] [Accepted: 04/01/2024] [Indexed: 05/02/2024] Open
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Clathrate hydrates are vital in energy research and environmental applications. Understanding their stability is crucial for harnessing their potential. In this work, we employ direct coexistence simulations to study finite-size effects in the determination of the three-phase equilibrium temperature (T3) for methane hydrates. Two popular water models, TIP4P/Ice and TIP4P/2005, are employed, exploring various system sizes by varying the number of molecules in the hydrate, liquid, and gas phases. The results reveal that finite-size effects play a crucial role in determining T3. The study includes nine configurations with varying system sizes, demonstrating that smaller systems, particularly those leading to stoichiometric conditions and bubble formation, may yield inaccurate T3 values. The emergence of methane bubbles within the liquid phase, observed in smaller configurations, significantly influences the behavior of the system and can lead to erroneous temperature estimations. Our findings reveal finite-size effects on the calculation of T3 by direct coexistence simulations and clarify the system size convergence for both models, shedding light on discrepancies found in the literature. The results contribute to a deeper understanding of the phase equilibrium of gas hydrates and offer valuable information for future research in this field.
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- S Blazquez
- Departamento de Química Física, Facultad de Ciencias Químicas, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, 28040 Madrid, Spain
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- Laboratorio de Simulación Molecular y Química Computacional, CIQSO-Centro de Investigación en Química Sostenible and Departamento de Ciencias Integradas, Universidad de Huelva, 21006 Huelva, Spain
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- Laboratorio de Simulación Molecular y Química Computacional, CIQSO-Centro de Investigación en Química Sostenible and Departamento de Ciencias Integradas, Universidad de Huelva, 21006 Huelva, Spain
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- Departamento de Química Física, Facultad de Ciencias Químicas, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, 28040 Madrid, Spain
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- Laboratorio de Simulación Molecular y Química Computacional, CIQSO-Centro de Investigación en Química Sostenible and Departamento de Ciencias Integradas, Universidad de Huelva, 21006 Huelva, Spain
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- Departamento de Ingeniería Química Industrial y del Medio Ambiente, Escuela Técnica Superior de Ingenieros Industriales, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, 28006 Madrid, Spain
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Yang P, Guo D, Fang B. Dynamic Dissociation Behaviors of sII Hydrates in Liquid Water by Heating: A Molecular Dynamics Simulation Approach. ACS OMEGA 2022; 7:42774-42782. [PMID: 36467936 PMCID: PMC9713880 DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.2c04488] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/16/2022] [Accepted: 11/02/2022] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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An understanding of the dynamic behavior of subtle hydrate dissociation in the liquid water phase is fundamental for gas production from marine hydrate reservoirs. Molecular dynamics simulations are performed in this study to investigate the dissociation kinetics of pure propane and binary propane + methane sII hydrates in a liquid water environment. The results show that faster hydrate dissociation rates are observed at higher initial temperatures. The hydrate phase dissociates from the cluster surface to the inside in a layer-by-layer manner under the simulation temperature conditions, which is similar to the behavior of sI hydrates and is independent of the hydrate crystal type. Compared to the binary sII hydrate, the pure sII hydrate dissociates more easily under the same initial temperature conditions, which can be attributed to the stabilizing effect of guest molecules in the hydrate cages. The empty cages collapse in one step, in contrast to the two-step pathway induced by the guest-host interaction. In addition, a hydrocarbon phase forms in the binary hydrate dissociation system instead of nanobubbles. These results can provide molecular-level insights into the dynamic mechanism of hydrate dissociation and theoretical guidance for gas recovery by thermal injection from marine hydrate reservoirs.
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- Peihan Yang
- School
of Mathematics and Physics, China University
of Geosciences, Wuhan430074, China
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- School
of Earth and Environment, Anhui University
of Science & Technology, Huainan232001, China
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- School
of Mathematics and Physics, China University
of Geosciences, Wuhan430074, China
- Process
and Energy Department, Delft University
of Technology, Leeghwaterstraat
39, 2628CBDelft, The Netherlands
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A review of clathrate hydrate nucleation, growth and decomposition studied using molecular dynamics simulation. J Mol Liq 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.molliq.2021.118025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Xu J, Du S, Hao Y, Yang X, Zhang J. Molecular simulation study of methane hydrate formation mechanism in NaCl solutions with different concentrations. Chem Phys 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.chemphys.2021.111323] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Hassanpouryouzband A, Joonaki E, Vasheghani Farahani M, Takeya S, Ruppel C, Yang J, English NJ, Schicks JM, Edlmann K, Mehrabian H, Aman ZM, Tohidi B. Gas hydrates in sustainable chemistry. Chem Soc Rev 2020; 49:5225-5309. [DOI: 10.1039/c8cs00989a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 247] [Impact Index Per Article: 61.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/20/2023]
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This review includes the current state of the art understanding and advances in technical developments about various fields of gas hydrates, which are combined with expert perspectives and analyses.
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- Aliakbar Hassanpouryouzband
- Hydrates, Flow Assurance & Phase Equilibria Research Group
- Institute of GeoEnergy Engineering
- School of Energy
- Geoscience, Infrastructure and Society
- Heriot-Watt University
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- Hydrates, Flow Assurance & Phase Equilibria Research Group
- Institute of GeoEnergy Engineering
- School of Energy
- Geoscience, Infrastructure and Society
- Heriot-Watt University
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- Hydrates, Flow Assurance & Phase Equilibria Research Group
- Institute of GeoEnergy Engineering
- School of Energy
- Geoscience, Infrastructure and Society
- Heriot-Watt University
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- National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST)
- Tsukuba 305-8565
- Japan
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- Hydrates, Flow Assurance & Phase Equilibria Research Group
- Institute of GeoEnergy Engineering
- School of Energy
- Geoscience, Infrastructure and Society
- Heriot-Watt University
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- School of Chemical and Bioprocess Engineering
- University College Dublin
- Dublin 4
- Ireland
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- School of Geosciences
- University of Edinburgh
- Grant Institute
- Edinburgh
- UK
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- Department of Chemical Engineering
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology
- Cambridge
- USA
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- Fluid Science & Resources
- School of Engineering
- University of Western Australia
- Perth
- Australia
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- Hydrates, Flow Assurance & Phase Equilibria Research Group
- Institute of GeoEnergy Engineering
- School of Energy
- Geoscience, Infrastructure and Society
- Heriot-Watt University
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Striolo A. Clathrate hydrates: recent advances on CH4 and CO2 hydrates, and possible new frontiers. Mol Phys 2019. [DOI: 10.1080/00268976.2019.1646436] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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- Alberto Striolo
- Department of Chemical Engineering, University College London, London, UK
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Gao F, Gupta KM, Yuan S, Jiang J. Decomposition of CH 4 hydrate: effects of temperature and salt from molecular simulations. MOLECULAR SIMULATION 2018. [DOI: 10.1080/08927022.2018.1478090] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/14/2022]
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- Fengfeng Gao
- Department of Chemical Engineering, Zibo Vocational Institute, Zibo, People’s Republic of China
- Key Laboratory of Colloid and Interface Chemistry, Shandong University, Jinan, People’s Republic of China
- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, National University of Singapore, Singapore
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, National University of Singapore, Singapore
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- Key Laboratory of Colloid and Interface Chemistry, Shandong University, Jinan, People’s Republic of China
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, National University of Singapore, Singapore
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Hirata M, Yagasaki T, Matsumoto M, Tanaka H. Phase Diagram of TIP4P/2005 Water at High Pressure. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2017; 33:11561-11569. [PMID: 28796510 DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.7b01764] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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We report a new ice phase that forms spontaneously at the interface between ice VII and liquid water in molecular dynamics simulations of TIP4P/2005 water. The new phase is structurally quite similar to an ice phase originally found to be a precursor in the course of the homogeneous nucleation of ice VII in liquid water. A part of the water molecules in these ice phases can rotate easily because the number of hydrogen bonds in them is less than four, and thus they can be regarded as partial plastic phases. A rough estimate suggests that these phases are thermodynamically more stable than either ice VI or ice VII for 3 GPa < P < 18 GPa at T = 300 K. Although the partial plastic phases would be metastable states at any point in the phase diagram of real water, they might be realized experimentally with the aid of dopants and/or solid surfaces.
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- Masanori Hirata
- Graduate School of Natural Science and Technology and ‡Research Institute for Interdisciplinary Science, Okayama University , Okayama 700-8530, Japan
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- Graduate School of Natural Science and Technology and ‡Research Institute for Interdisciplinary Science, Okayama University , Okayama 700-8530, Japan
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- Graduate School of Natural Science and Technology and ‡Research Institute for Interdisciplinary Science, Okayama University , Okayama 700-8530, Japan
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- Graduate School of Natural Science and Technology and ‡Research Institute for Interdisciplinary Science, Okayama University , Okayama 700-8530, Japan
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Liu Y, Zhao L, Deng S, Bai D. Evolution of bubbles in decomposition and replacement process of methane hydrate. MOLECULAR SIMULATION 2017. [DOI: 10.1080/08927022.2017.1359745] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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- Yinan Liu
- Key Laboratory of Efficient Utilization of Low and Medium Grade Energy, Tianjin University, Ministry of Education of China, Tianjin, China
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- Key Laboratory of Efficient Utilization of Low and Medium Grade Energy, Tianjin University, Ministry of Education of China, Tianjin, China
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- Key Laboratory of Efficient Utilization of Low and Medium Grade Energy, Tianjin University, Ministry of Education of China, Tianjin, China
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- Department of Chemistry, School of Science, Beijing Technology and Business University, Beijing, China
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Xu J, Chen Z, Liu J, Sun Z, Wang X, Zhang J. A molecular dynamic study on the dissociation mechanism of SI methane hydrate in inorganic salt aqueous solutions. J Mol Graph Model 2017; 75:403-412. [PMID: 28666231 DOI: 10.1016/j.jmgm.2017.03.022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/12/2016] [Revised: 03/28/2017] [Accepted: 03/29/2017] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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Gas hydrate is not only a potential energy resource, but also almost the biggest challenge in oil/gas flow assurance. Inorganic salts such as NaCl, KCl and CaCl2 are widely used as the thermodynamic inhibitor to reduce the risk caused by hydrate formation. However, the inhibition mechanism is still unclear. Therefore, molecular dynamic (MD) simulation was performed to study the dissociation of structure I (SI) methane hydrate in existence of inorganic salt aqueous solution on a micro-scale. The simulation results showed that, the dissociation became stagnant due to the presence of liquid film formed by the decomposed water molecules, and more inorganic ions could shorten the stagnation-time. The diffusion coefficients of ions and water molecules were the largest in KCl system. The structures of ion/H2O and H2O/H2O were the most compact in hydrate/NaCl system. The ionic ability to decompose hydrate cells followed the sequence of: Ca2+>2K+>2Cl->2Na+.
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- Jiafang Xu
- University of Petroleum (East China), Qingdao, China; National Engineering Laboratory for Subsea Equipment Testing and Detection Technology, China.
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- University of Petroleum (East China), Qingdao, China
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- China United Coalbed Methane Corporation, Ltd., Taiyuan, China.
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- University of Petroleum (East China), Qingdao, China
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- University of Petroleum (East China), Qingdao, China.
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Sujith KS, Ramachandran CN. Natural Gas Evolution in a Gas Hydrate Melt: Effect of Thermodynamic Hydrate Inhibitors. J Phys Chem B 2016; 121:153-163. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcb.6b07782] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- K. S. Sujith
- Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee, Roorkee 247667, India
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- Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee, Roorkee 247667, India
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A Theoretical Study of the Hydration of Methane, from the Aqueous Solution to the sI Hydrate-Liquid Water-Gas Coexistence. Int J Mol Sci 2016; 17:ijms17060378. [PMID: 27240339 PMCID: PMC4926321 DOI: 10.3390/ijms17060378] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/02/2015] [Revised: 02/24/2016] [Accepted: 02/26/2016] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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Monte Carlo and molecular dynamics simulations were done with three recent water models TIP4P/2005 (Transferable Intermolecular Potential with 4 Points/2005), TIP4P/Ice (Transferable Intermolecular Potential with 4 Points/ Ice) and TIP4Q (Transferable Intermolecular Potential with 4 charges) combined with two models for methane: an all-atom one OPLS-AA (Optimal Parametrization for the Liquid State) and a united-atom one (UA); a correction for the C–O interaction was applied to the latter and used in a third set of simulations. The models were validated by comparison to experimental values of the free energy of hydration at 280, 300, 330 and 370 K, all under a pressure of 1 bar, and to the experimental radial distribution functions at 277, 283 and 291 K, under a pressure of 145 bar. Regardless of the combination rules used for σC,O, good agreement was found, except when the correction to the UA model was applied. Thus, further simulations of the sI hydrate were performed with the united-atom model to compare the thermal expansivity to the experiment. A final set of simulations was done with the UA methane model and the three water models, to study the sI hydrate-liquid water-gas coexistence at 80, 230 and 400 bar. The melting temperatures were compared to the experimental values. The results show the need to perform simulations with various different models to attain a reliable and robust molecular image of the systems of interest.
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Luis D, López-Lemus J, Maspoch ML, Franco-Urquiza E, Saint-Martin H. Methane hydrate: shifting the coexistence temperature to higher temperatures with an external electric field. MOLECULAR SIMULATION 2016. [DOI: 10.1080/08927022.2016.1139704] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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- D.P. Luis
- CONACYT Research Fellow-Centro de Ingeniería y Desarrollo Industrial, Querétaro, México
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- Facultad de ciencias, Universidad Autónoma del Estado de México, Toluca, México
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- Centre Català del Plàstic, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, Terrassa, Spain
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- CONACYT Research Fellow-Centro de Ingeniería y Desarrollo Industrial, Querétaro, México
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- Instituto de Ciencias Físicas, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México,
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Sujith KS, Ramachandran CN. Carbon dioxide induced bubble formation in a CH4–CO2–H2O ternary system: a molecular dynamics simulation study. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2016; 18:3746-54. [DOI: 10.1039/c5cp05623c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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The role of carbon dioxide in the formation of gas bubbles in a CH4–CO2–H2O ternary system is studied using molecular dynamics simulations.
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- K. S. Sujith
- Department of Chemistry
- Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee
- Roorkee
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Yagasaki T, Matsumoto M, Tanaka H. Effects of thermodynamic inhibitors on the dissociation of methane hydrate: a molecular dynamics study. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2015; 17:32347-57. [PMID: 26587576 DOI: 10.1039/c5cp03008k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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We investigate the effects of methanol and NaCl, which are known as thermodynamic hydrate inhibitors, on the dissociation kinetics of methane hydrate in aqueous solutions by using molecular dynamics simulations. It is shown that the dissociation rate is not constant but changes with time. The dissociation rate in the initial stage is increased by methanol whereas it is decreased by NaCl. This difference arises from the opposite effects of the two thermodynamic inhibitors on the hydration free energy of methane. The dissociation rate of methane hydrate is increased by the formation of methane bubbles in the aqueous phase because the bubbles absorb surrounding methane molecules. It is found that both methanol and NaCl facilitate the bubble formation. However, their mechanisms are completely different from each other. The presence of ions enhances the hydrophobic interactions between methane molecules. In addition, the ions in the solution cause a highly non-uniform distribution of dissolved methane molecules. These two effects result in the easy formation of bubbles in the NaCl solution. In contrast, methanol assists the bubble formation because of its amphiphilic character.
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- Takuma Yagasaki
- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Okayama University, Okayama, 700-8530, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Okayama University, Okayama, 700-8530, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Okayama University, Okayama, 700-8530, Japan and Research Center of New Functional Materials for Energy Production, Storage and Transport, Okayama, 700-8530, Japan.
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Luis DP, Herrera-Hernández EC, Saint-Martin H. A theoretical study of the dissociation of the sI methane hydrate induced by an external electric field. J Chem Phys 2015; 143:204503. [PMID: 26627964 DOI: 10.1063/1.4936214] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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Molecular dynamics simulations in the equilibrium isobaric-isothermal (NPT) ensemble were used to examine the strength of an external electric field required to dissociate the methane hydrate sI structure. The water molecules were modeled using the four-site TIP4P/Ice analytical potential and methane was described as a simple Lennard-Jones interaction site. A series of simulations were performed at T = 260 K with P = 80 bars and at T = 285 K with P = 400 bars with an applied electric field ranging from 1.0 V nm(-1) to 5.0 V nm(-1). For both (T,P) conditions, applying a field greater than 1.5 V nm(-1) resulted in the orientation of the water molecules such that an ice Ih-type structure was formed, from which the methane was segregated. When the simulations were continued without the external field, the ice-like structures became disordered, resulting in two separate phases: gas methane and liquid water.
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- D P Luis
- CONACYT Research Fellow-Centro de Ingeniería y Desarrollo Industrial, Av. Playa Pie de la Cuesta No. 702, Desarrollo San Pablo, Querétaro, Querétaro 76125, Mexico
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- CONACYT Research Fellow-Centro de Ingeniería y Desarrollo Industrial, Av. Playa Pie de la Cuesta No. 702, Desarrollo San Pablo, Querétaro, Querétaro 76125, Mexico
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- Instituto de Ciencias Físicas, Universidad Autónoma de México, Apartado Postal 48-3, Cuernavaca, Morelos 62251, Mexico
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Yagasaki T, Matsumoto M, Tanaka H. Adsorption Mechanism of Inhibitor and Guest Molecules on the Surface of Gas Hydrates. J Am Chem Soc 2015; 137:12079-85. [DOI: 10.1021/jacs.5b07417] [Citation(s) in RCA: 104] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- Takuma Yagasaki
- Department
of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Okayama University, Okayama, 700-8530, Japan
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- Department
of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Okayama University, Okayama, 700-8530, Japan
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- Department
of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Okayama University, Okayama, 700-8530, Japan
- Research Center of New Functional Materials for Energy Production, Storage and Transport, Okayama, 700-8530, Japan
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