Multiphase, microdispersion reactor for the continuous production of methane gas hydrate

Patricia Taboada-Serrano; Shannon Ulrich; Phillip Szymcek; Scott D. McCallum; Tommy J. Phelps; Anthony Palumbo; Costas Tsouris

doi:10.1021/ie8019517

Multiphase, microdispersion reactor for the continuous production of methane gas hydrate

Patricia Taboada-Serrano, Shannon Ulrich, Phillip Szymcek, Scott D. McCallum, Tommy J. Phelps, Anthony Palumbo, Costas Tsouris

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A continuous-jet hydrate reactor originally developed to generate a CO ₂ hydrate stream has been modified to continuously produce CH ₄ hydrate. The reactor has been tested in the Seafloor Process Simulator (SPS), a 72-L pressure vessel available at Oak Ridge National Laboratory. During experiments, the reactor was submerged in water inside the SPS and received water from the surrounding through a submersible pump and CH ₄ externally through a gas booster pump. Thermodynamic conditions in the hydrate stability regime were employed in the experiments. The reactor produced a continuous stream of CH ₄ hydrate, and based on pressure values and amount of gas injected, the conversion of gas to hydrate was estimated. A conversion of up to 70% was achieved using this reactor.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	6448-6452
Number of pages	5
Journal	Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research
Volume	48
Issue number	13
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1021/ie8019517
State	Published - Jul 1 2009

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