Naturally occurring methane hydrate deposits are potential sources of energy. However, their observation in natural environments remains challenging. Researchers have now developed a one-dimensional ...

Experiments with gases and liquids, in both static and dynamic conditions, and in the presence of methanol and kinetic inhibitors illustrate the complexity of controlling hydrates in petroleum ...

A paper in Journal of Energy Storage discusses a new biodegradable compound for hydrate formation. The Laboratory of Enhanced Oil Recovery researches a new class of compounds where castor oil is used ...

“We have shown that the inhibitors based on polyurethanes developed at Kazan Federal University, despite their properties to form micelles and behave like surfactants, inhibit hydrate formation – this ...

This article was published in Scientific American’s former blog network and reflects the views of the author, not necessarily those of Scientific American Methane hydrate deposits could hold up to 15 ...

New research has shown that fire-ice -- frozen methane which is trapped as a solid under our oceans -- is vulnerable to melting due to climate change and could be released into the sea. New research ...

Methane hydrate has garnered considerable research attention owing to its potential as an energy source. Now, researchers from Japan use one-dimensional model-based numerical simulations to understand ...

A paper by Kazan Federal University appeared in early access in Chemical Engineering Journal. "We have shown that the inhibitors based on polyurethanes developed at Kazan Federal University, despite ...