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Molecular guest exchange and subsequent structural transformation in CH4-CO2 replacement occurring in sH hydrates as revealed by 13C NMR spectroscopy and molecular dynamic simulations

Author(s)
Lee, YohanGo, WoojinKim, YunjuLim, JunkyuChoi, WonjungSeo, Yongwon
Issued Date
2023-01
DOI
10.1016/j.cej.2022.140937
URI
https://scholarworks.unist.ac.kr/handle/201301/61580
Citation
CHEMICAL ENGINEERING JOURNAL, v.455, pp.140937
Abstract
This study adopted experimental and computational approaches to investigate CH4 - CO2 replacement in the structure H (sH) CH4 + methylcyclopentane (MCP) hydrate for its dual functions of CH4 recovery and CO2 sequestration. Hydrate phase equilibria, 13C NMR spectra, and molecular dynamics (MD) simulations of CH4 + MCP - CO2 replacement were examined and compared with those of CH4 + neohexane (NH) - CO2 replacement to elucidate the molecular guest exchange behaviors in both systems. The structure I (sI) hydrates were ther-modynamically favored in CO2-rich gas mixtures (CH4 + CO2 + MCP systems), and a structural transformation from sH to sI occurred when CO2 composition in the feed gas was higher than 20 %. The 13C NMR spectra indicated that the CO2 molecules preferred to occupy the large (51262) cages of sI and the medium (435663) cages of sH compared to the small (512) cages of both sI and sH during replacement. Following CO2 injection into the sH CH4 + MCP hydrate, the initial sH hydrate transformed to the sI hydrate with CH4 recovery of approximately 78 %. The MD simulations also demonstrated that structural transformation in the CH4 + MCP - CO2 replace-ment would occur at the lower CO2 enclathration ratio compared to the CH4 + NH - CO2 replacement, thereby leading to a lower CO2 concentration in the newly formed sI hydrate. This is the first study to provide both experimental and computational evidence of guest-dependent structural transformation in sH CH4 + liquid hydrocarbons - CO2 replacement.
Publisher
ELSEVIER SCIENCE SA
ISSN
1385-8947
Keyword (Author)
Gas hydratesReplacementStructural transformation13C NMR spectroscopy Molecular dynamics
Keyword
ENHANCED CH4 RECOVERYGAS HYDRATECARBON-DIOXIDEC-13 NMRTHERMODYNAMIC PARAMETERSCH4/CO2 REPLACEMENTMETHANE HYDRATECO2 CAPTUREFLUE-GASSTORAGE

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