Rapid hydrate formation and efficient gas separation based on aqueous solid carrier

doi:10.1016/j.cjche.2024.06.015

Chinese Journal of Chemical Engineering ›› 2024, Vol. 74 ›› Issue (10): 127-132.DOI: 10.1016/j.cjche.2024.06.015

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Rapid hydrate formation and efficient gas separation based on aqueous solid carrier

Haibo Liu¹, Qiang Sun², Xiaodong Liu³, Du Sun², Guangjin Chen²

1 China Oilfield Services Limited, Sanhe 065201, China;
2 State Key Laboratory of Heavy Oil Processing, China University of Petroleum-Beijing, Beijing 102249, China;
3 Tarim Oilfield Branch of China National Petroleum Corporation, Korla 841000, China

Received:2024-05-08 Revised:2024-06-08 Accepted:2024-06-11 Online:2024-07-20 Published:2024-10-28
Contact: Qiang Sun,E-mail:sunq@cup.edu.cn
Supported by:
This work was supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China (22278424, 22127812), Distinguished Youth Foundation of the Tianshan Program of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region (2022TSYCJC0013), and Science Foundation of China University of Petroleum-Beijing (2462023YJRC002), which are greatly acknowledged.

Rapid hydrate formation and efficient gas separation based on aqueous solid carrier

Haibo Liu¹, Qiang Sun², Xiaodong Liu³, Du Sun², Guangjin Chen²

1 China Oilfield Services Limited, Sanhe 065201, China;
2 State Key Laboratory of Heavy Oil Processing, China University of Petroleum-Beijing, Beijing 102249, China;
3 Tarim Oilfield Branch of China National Petroleum Corporation, Korla 841000, China

通讯作者: Qiang Sun,E-mail:sunq@cup.edu.cn
基金资助:
This work was supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China (22278424, 22127812), Distinguished Youth Foundation of the Tianshan Program of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region (2022TSYCJC0013), and Science Foundation of China University of Petroleum-Beijing (2462023YJRC002), which are greatly acknowledged.

Abstract

Abstract: The long hydrate induction time and limited gas-liquid contact area leads to slow hydrate formation rate and low water-hydrate conversion rate. Porous media are often used to promote hydrate formation because of their large specific surface area. Consequently, we used 3A molecular sieve as a water-carrying solid in this work, and investigated the dynamic renewal of the gas-liquid interface and its effect on hydrate formation. The formation kinetics of ethane hydrate was first measured in an aqueous molecular sieve system. Then the separation of (H₂+CH₄+C₂H₆+C₃H₈) gas mixture was conducted via hydrate formation. The results show that the formation rate and gas storage capacity of ethane hydrate can be greatly improved by using aqueous molecular sieve. Compared with a pure water system under the same temperature and pressure, aqueous molecular sieve has obvious advantages in separation effect and energy consumption for separating gas mixtures.

Key words: Hydrate, Formation kinetics, Gas storage capacity, Gas separation, Aqueous molecular sieve

摘要： The long hydrate induction time and limited gas-liquid contact area leads to slow hydrate formation rate and low water-hydrate conversion rate. Porous media are often used to promote hydrate formation because of their large specific surface area. Consequently, we used 3A molecular sieve as a water-carrying solid in this work, and investigated the dynamic renewal of the gas-liquid interface and its effect on hydrate formation. The formation kinetics of ethane hydrate was first measured in an aqueous molecular sieve system. Then the separation of (H₂+CH₄+C₂H₆+C₃H₈) gas mixture was conducted via hydrate formation. The results show that the formation rate and gas storage capacity of ethane hydrate can be greatly improved by using aqueous molecular sieve. Compared with a pure water system under the same temperature and pressure, aqueous molecular sieve has obvious advantages in separation effect and energy consumption for separating gas mixtures.

关键词: Hydrate, Formation kinetics, Gas storage capacity, Gas separation, Aqueous molecular sieve

Haibo Liu, Qiang Sun, Xiaodong Liu, Du Sun, Guangjin Chen. Rapid hydrate formation and efficient gas separation based on aqueous solid carrier[J]. Chinese Journal of Chemical Engineering, 2024, 74(10): 127-132.

Haibo Liu, Qiang Sun, Xiaodong Liu, Du Sun, Guangjin Chen. Rapid hydrate formation and efficient gas separation based on aqueous solid carrier[J]. 中国化学工程学报, 2024, 74(10): 127-132.

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