Quantum chemical investigations on molecular clusters

SR Gadre, SD Yeole, N Sahu - Chemical reviews, 2014 - ACS Publications
A cluster is an aggregate of bound atoms or molecules, intermediate in size between a
molecule and a bulk solid. Clusters of a variety of molecules are receiving increasing …

Perspectives on molecular simulation of clathrate hydrates: Progress, prospects and challenges

NJ English, JMD MacElroy - Chemical Engineering Science, 2015 - Elsevier
In this review, the intriguing properties of clathrate hydrates shall be discussed, as well as
their environmental impact and prospects for energy exploitation in industry. In particular, the …

Accurate and efficient quantum chemistry calculations for noncovalent interactions in many-body systems: The XSAPT family of methods

KU Lao, JM Herbert - The Journal of Physical Chemistry A, 2015 - ACS Publications
We present an overview of “XSAPT”, a family of quantum chemistry methods for noncovalent
interactions. These methods combine an efficient, iterative, monomer-based approach to …

Experimental and computational investigation of methane hydrate inhibition in the presence of amino acids and ionic liquids

D Lee, W Go, Y Seo - Energy, 2019 - Elsevier
Amino acids (glycine and alanine) and ionic liquids ([BMIM][BF 4] and [BMIM][I]) were
examined for their inhibition effects on CH 4 hydrates with experimental and computational …

Guest–Host Interactions in Clathrate Hydrates: Benchmark MP2 and CCSD(T)/CBS Binding Energies of CH4, CO2, and H2S in (H2O)20 Cages

JP Heindel, KM Herman, E Aprà… - The Journal of Physical …, 2021 - ACS Publications
We present benchmark binding energies of naturally occurring gas molecules CH4, CO2,
and H2S in the small cage, namely, the pentagonal dodecahedron (512)(H2O) 20, which is …

Physical and molecular insights to Clathrate hydrate thermodynamics

N Thakre, AK Jana - Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 2021 - Elsevier
Clathrate hydrate forms by a combination of water and gas/liquid organic molecules in
favorable conditions of relatively low temperature and high pressure. The compound gained …

Molecular insights into ions permeation and destruction behavior in methane hydrate driven by electrostatic fields

J Chen, Z Zhang, Y Hao, DPL Jiménez, J Xu, N Wu… - Fuel, 2023 - Elsevier
The formation and dissociation of gas hydrate can be promoted by different electrostatic field
intensity, so it is considered as one of the potential technologies with great application value …

Replacement micro-mechanism of CH4 hydrate by N2/CO2 mixture revealed by ab initio studies

J Liu, Y Yan, J Xu, S Li, G Chen, J Zhang - Computational Materials Science, 2016 - Elsevier
Ab initio calculations and molecular dynamics simulations were performed to investigate the
thermodynamic and kinetic feasibility of the replacement of CH 4 from its hydrate by N 2/CO …

Synergetic Effect of Ionic Liquids on the Kinetic Inhibition Performance of Poly(N-vinylcaprolactam) for Natural Gas Hydrate Formation

W Lee, JY Shin, KS Kim, SP Kang - Energy & Fuels, 2016 - ACS Publications
To identify the synergetic inhibition effects of ionic liquids (ILs) containing tetrafluoroborate
anion (BF4–), various ILs, poly (N-vinylcaprolactam)(PVCap), commercially available …

Hydrogen-bonded clathrate hydrate as tunable media for efficient methane storage

Y Lee, S Moon, D Seo, S Lee, Y Park - Journal of Environmental Chemical …, 2022 - Elsevier
The tuning effect of gas hydrates, which creates additional nanospaces to accommodate
gaseous guest while maintaining favorable formation conditions, is recognized as a …