Shamil E. Gainullin

Abstract Click to copy section linkSection link copied! The formation of methane hydrates is a promising route for safe and efficient natural gas storage, but slow nucleation kinetics and foaming from surfactant promoters hinder their practical use. To address these challenges, this study evaluates a new class of highly effective kinetic biopromoters synthesized from d-glucono-1,5-lactone and 11 amino acids (GDL+AA).

Surfactants have been reported as the most efficient gas hydrate promoters (GHPs) for gas storage and transportation; however, slow kinetics of nucleation and growth of hydrate crystals and foam formation during hydrate dissociation severely impact their applications. Here, a new class of chemical additives based on ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid bisamides was developed to control methane hydrate formation for gas storage and flow assurance applications.