“Nanoreactors” for boosting gas hydrate formation toward energy storage applications

NN Nguyen, AV Nguyen - ACS nano, 2022 - ACS Publications
Hydrogen and methane can be molecularly incorporated in ice-like water structures up to
mass fractions of 4.3% and 13.3%, respectively. The resulting solid structures, called gas …

[HTML][HTML] Recent insights into the anomalous dual nature (both promotion and Inhibition) of chemical additives on gas hydrate formation

NN Nguyen, AV Nguyen - Chemical Engineering Journal, 2023 - Elsevier
Gas hydrates are gas-carrying water structures which present both opportunities and threats
to the energy industry and environment. Chemical additives are used either to promote gas …

Prospect and challenges of hydrate-based hydrogen storage in the low-carbon future

NN Nguyen - Energy & Fuels, 2023 - ACS Publications
Hydrogen hydrate is a promising material for safe and potentially cost-effective hydrogen
storage. In particular, hydrogen hydrate has potential for applications in large-scale …

Methane hydrate formation in slit-shaped pores: Impacts of surface hydrophilicity

Z Zhang, PG Kusalik, C Liu, N Wu - Energy, 2023 - Elsevier
Gas hydrate accumulation and hydrate-based gas storage and transportation technology
are intimately linked to the formation process of hydrates in the pore space. However, the …

High storage capacity and high formation rate of carbon dioxide hydrates via super-hydrophobic fluorinated graphenes

Z Deng, S Fan, Y Wang, X Lang, G Li, F Liu, M Li - Energy, 2023 - Elsevier
Hydrate-based carbon dioxide sequestration technology has attracted widespread attention
by promising potential in carbon neutralization process. However, the prerequisite of this …

[HTML][HTML] Microscopic insights on clathrate hydrate growth from non-equilibrium molecular dynamics simulations

A Phan, M Stamatakis, CA Koh, A Striolo - Journal of colloid and interface …, 2023 - Elsevier
Clathrate hydrates form and grow at interfaces. Understanding the relevant molecular
processes is crucial for developing hydrate-based technologies. Many computational …

Tuning effect of DIOX on the thermodynamics and cage occupancy of CH4/CO2+ DIOX mixed hydrates

Y Yao, Z Yin, R Kumar, X Gao, D Chen - Chemical Engineering Journal, 2024 - Elsevier
Hydrate technology could provide a novel approach to deliver convenient CO 2-rich natural
gas. The identification of a suitable and environmental-friendly promoter for enhancing CO …

Chemical Promoter Performance for CO2 Hydrate Growth: A Molecular Perspective

A Phan, A Striolo - Energy & Fuels, 2023 - ACS Publications
Carbon dioxide (CO2) hydrates, which contain a relatively large amount of captured CO2
(almost 30 wt% of CO2 with the balance being water), represent a promising CO2 …

[HTML][HTML] Unique selective activating effect of lead ions on the flotation of NaCl crystals against KCl crystals with fatty acid collector colloids

K Sun, NN Nguyen, AV Nguyen - Minerals Engineering, 2024 - Elsevier
In the flotation of water-soluble minerals (eg, NaCl and KCl crystals), the high ionic-strength
environments alter the typical interfacial interactions and challenge the applicability of …

Turning gas hydrate nucleation with oxygen-containing groups on size-selected graphene oxide flakes

H Liu, C Shi, Z Chen, S Wang, M Yang, J Zhao… - Journal of Energy …, 2023 - Elsevier
Gas hydrate is a promising alternative for gas capture and storage due to its high gas
storage capacity achieved with only structured water molecules. Nucleation is the critical …