A review on the role and impact of various additives as promoters/inhibitors for gas hydrate formation

Q Nasir, H Suleman, YA Elsheikh - Journal of Natural Gas Science and …, 2020 - Elsevier
Formerly, additives were only used to inhibit the formation of solid hydrates in pipelines and
maintain a safe and economic fuel transportation. Recently, their role has reversed in newly …

A review on the role of amino acids in gas hydrate inhibition, CO2 capture and sequestration, and natural gas storage

CB Bavoh, B Lal, H Osei, KM Sabil… - Journal of Natural Gas …, 2019 - Elsevier
Natural amino acids have been introduced as potential additives for gas hydrate inhibition,
natural gas storage, and CO 2 capture and sequestration. Herein, almost all amino acids …

A review of clathrate hydrate nucleation

M Khurana, Z Yin, P Linga - ACS Sustainable Chemistry & …, 2017 - ACS Publications
Clathrate hydrates are crucial from the point of view of flow assurance and future energy
resources, as well as potential innovative and sustainable applications such as gas …

From ice-binding proteins to bio-inspired antifreeze materials

IK Voets - Soft Matter, 2017 - pubs.rsc.org
Ice-binding proteins (IBP) facilitate survival under extreme conditions in diverse life forms.
IBPs in polar fishes block further growth of internalized environmental ice and inhibit ice …

Challenges and advantages of using environmentally friendly kinetic gas hydrate inhibitors for flow assurance application: A comprehensive review

A Farhadian, A Shadloo, X Zhao, RS Pavelyev… - Fuel, 2023 - Elsevier
Gas hydrate formation is one of the most serious challenges for flow assurance in oil and
gas transportation pipelines as it causes severe safety, environmental, and economic …

Application of various water soluble polymers in gas hydrate inhibition

MS Kamal, IA Hussein, AS Sultan… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2016 - Elsevier
Formation of hydrates in gas transmission lines due to high pressures and low temperatures
is a serious problem in the oil and gas industry with potential hazards and/or economic …

Alanine rich amphiphilic peptides as green substitutes for hydrate inhibitors: A molecular simulation study

Z Chen, W Liu, J Sun, C Chen, Y Song - Journal of Molecular Liquids, 2023 - Elsevier
Adding kinetic inhibitors (KHIs) is a common method to prevent hydrate from blocking oil and
gas pipelines. Considering the pollution of traditional KHIs, several amphiphilic peptides are …

Kinetic hydrate inhibitor studies for gas hydrate systems: a review of experimental equipment and test methods

W Ke, MA Kelland - Energy & Fuels, 2016 - ACS Publications
Kinetic hydrate inhibitors (KHIs) have been studied, developed, and used in the oil and gas
industries for more than two decades. The main active ingredients in commercial KHI …

Effect of biofriendly amino acids on the kinetics of methane hydrate formation and dissociation

HP Veluswamy, PY Lee, K Premasinghe… - Industrial & …, 2017 - ACS Publications
Solidified natural gas (SNG) is a promising option to store natural gas in the form of clathrate
hydrates because of several benefits offered that include high degree of safety, eco …

A review of kinetic hydrate inhibitors from an environmental perspective

MA Kelland - Energy & Fuels, 2018 - ACS Publications
Kinetic hydrate inhibitors (KHIs) have been used in the upstream petroleum industry for
about 25 years to prevent plugging of flow lines with gas hydrates. The main ingredients in …