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Journal of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry, Vol.17, No.1, 120-124, January, 2011
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Synthesis of anionic multichain type surfactant and its effect on methane gas hydrate formation
Young-Ah Kwon1, 2, Jong-Mok Park1, Kwang-Eun Jeong1, †, Chul-Ung Kim1, Tae-Wan Kim1, Ho-Jeong Chae1, Soon-Yong Jeong1, Jin-Heong Yim2, Young-Kwon Park3, 4, †, and Ju-dong Lee5
  • 1Green Chemistry Research Division, Korea Research Institute of Chemical Technology, 100, Jang-Dong, Yuseong-Gu, Daejeon 305-600, Republic of Korea
  • 2Division of Advanced Materials Engineering, Kongju National University, 182, Shinkwan-Dong, Gongju, Chungnam-Do 314-701, Republic of Korea
  • 3Graduate School of Energy and Environmental System Engineering, University of Seoul, Seoul 130-743, Republic of Korea
  • 4School of Environmental Engineering, University of Seoul, Seoul 130-743, Republic of Korea
  • 5Dongnam Technology Service Division, Korea Institute of Industrial Technology, 1274, Jisa-Dong, Gangseo-Gu, Busan 618-230, Republic of Korea
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This paper reports an experimental study on the effects of novel anionic multichain disulfonate surfactant on the formation of methane gas hydrate. A series of surfactants with sodium sulfonic acid groups and different hydrophobic carbon chain lengths (C8, C10, and C12) were synthesized, and the effects of carbon chain length and concentration on methane hydrate formation kinetics were systematically investigated. Methane hydrate formation was conducted in a magnetic stirred vessel at the constant temperature of 274.15 K and in a pressure range of 3.5.4.0 MPa. All surfactants showed kinetic promoting behavior for methane gas hydrate formation, and the surfactant with the shortest chain length showed the highest acceleration effect. In addition, this multichain disulfonate surfactant exhibited higher methane storage capacity than SDS (sodium dodecyl sulfate) even at lower surfactant concentration, due to its lower critical micelle concentration (CMC) and the surface tension itself of the Gemini-type multichain surfactant.
Keywords:Methane gas hydrate surfactant;CMC (critical micelle concentration);Surface tension;GTS (gas to solid);Gemini-surfactant
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