Gas Hydrate Prevention and Flow Assurance by Using Mixtures of Ionic Liquids and Synergent Compounds: Combined Kinetics and Thermodynamic Approach

M. Fahed Qureshi, Mert Atilhan, Tausif Altamash, Mohamad Tariq, Majeda Khraisheh, Santiago Aparicio, Bahman Tohidi Kalorazi

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Abstract

The thermodynamic and kinetic hydrates inhibition effects of addition of synergents poly(ethylene oxide) (PEO) and vinyl caprolactum (VCAP) with ionic liquids 1-methyl-1-propylpyrrolidinium chloride [PMPy][Cl] and 1-methyl-1-propylpyrrolidinium triflate [PMPy][triflate] were studied on a synthetic quaternary gas mixture (methane, C1 = 84.20%; ethane, C2 = 9.90%; n-hexane, C6+ = 0.015%; CO2 = 2.46%; N2 = 2.19%). The results show that the addition of synergents with ionic liquids helps to improve their thermodynamic and kinetic hydrate inhibition effectiveness simultaneously.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)3541–3548
Number of pages8
JournalEnergy and Fuels
Volume30
Issue number4
Early online date1 Mar 2016
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 21 Apr 2016

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