Multiphase, Microdispersion Reactor for the Continuous Production of Methane Gas Hydrate

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• 作者：Patricia Taboada-Serrano ; Shannon Ulrich ; Phillip Szymcek ; Scott D. McCallum ; Tommy J. Phelps ; Anthony Palumbo ; Costas Tsouris
• 刊名：Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research
• 出版年：2009
• 出版时间：July 1, 2009
• 年：2009
• 卷：48
• 期：13
• 页码：6448-6452
• 全文大小：137K
• 年卷期：v.48,no.13(July 1, 2009)
• ISSN：1520-5045

文摘

A continuous-jet hydrate reactor originally developed to generate a CO₂ hydrate stream has been modified to continuously produce CH₄ 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 CH₄ 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 CH₄ 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.