天然气水合物的生成机理与防治研究

概述了天然气水合物的分子结构,分析了天然气水合物的生成条件,总结了天然气水合物生成的概念模型,研究了天然气水合物的防治方法:物理方法和化学方法。其中物理方法包括:加热法,脱水法,降压法,清管法;化学方法包括:添加热力学抑制,动力学抑制剂以及水合物浆输送技术。提出了今后的研究重点和方向。     

New approach for evaluating the risk of hydrate formation during transport of hydrocarbon hydrate formers of sI and sII

Classical industrial hydrate risk evaluation schemes are commonly based on water dew-point calculation. This method ignores another (new) route to hydrate formation based on adsorption of water onto rusty surfaces. Maximum allowable water contents in pure and mixtures of hydrate formers of Structures I and II hydrocarbons to avoid the risk of hydrate nucleation during pipeline transport have been studied using both the dew-point method and the new approach of adsorption of water onto hematite (rust). The estimates from this study suggest that the new approach (adsorption of water onto the rusty internal walls of pipelines and equipment) dominates. Thus, this approach could have an impact on designing natural gas dehydration systems. Free energy analysis has also been performed to show which molecule forms hydrate first based on the combined first and second laws of thermodynamics in terms of Gibbs free energy. © 2018 American Institute of Chemical Engineers AIChE J, 65: 1097–1110, 2019     

水基钻井液中天然气水合物形成的研究进展

依据水基钻井液中天然气水合物生成的相关研究,结合理论与实践,介绍了一些钻井液处理剂对水合物生成的影响,重点概述了水基钻井液对天然气水合物生成的抑制效应,并简要说明了水合物抑制剂在钻井液中应用的相关研究。     

Reviews of gas hydrate inhibitors in gas-dominant pipelines and application of kinetic hydrate inhibitors in China

During the development and application of natural gas, hydrate plugging the pipelines is a very important issue to solve. Currently, adding thermodynamic hydrate inhibitors (THIs) and kinetic hydrate inhibitors (KHIs) in gas-dominated pipelines is a main way to prevent hydrate plugging of flow lines. This paper mainly reviews the efforts to develop THIs and KHIs in the past 20 years, compare the role of various THIs, such as methanol, ethylene glycol and electrolyte, and give the tips in using. The direction of KHIs is toward high efficiency, low toxicity, low pollution and low cost. More than a hundred inhibitors, including polymers, natural products and ionic liquids, have been synthesized in the past decade. Some of them have better performance than the current commercial KHIs. However, there are still few problems, such as the complex synthesis process, high cost and low solubility, impeding the commercialization of these inhibitors. The review also summarized some application of KHIs in China. Research of KHIs in China began late. There are no KHIs used in gas pipelines. Only a few field tests have been carried out. In the end of this paper, the field test of self-developed KHIs by China is summarized, and the guidance is given according to the application results.     

Progress of Gas Hydrate Studies in China

A brief overview is given on the gas hydrate-related research activities carried out by Chinese researchers in the past 15 years. The content involves: (1) Historical review. Introducing the gas hydrate research history in China; (2) Gas hydrate research groups in China. There are nearly 20 groups engaged in gas hydrate research now; (3) Present studies. Including fundamental studies, status of the exploration of natural gas hydrate resources in the South China Sea region, and development of hydrate-based new techniques; (4) Future development.     

水合肼的衍生物及其应用

综述了水合肼的衍生物在医药、农业及工业上的应用，介绍了其合成方法及收率。     

甲烷水合物分解实验

在体积10 L的静态反应器中研究了水合物分解动力学,考察了储存温度和水合物量等因素对水合物分解的影响。实验结果表明,水合物在273.15 K以下时存在一种异常的自我保护效应,其在268.05 K时分解速度最慢;而水合物的储运压力与储罐中的水合物量有关,当储罐容积一定时,分解压力随着储罐中水合物量的增加而增加,但水合物的分解百分比随着水合物量的增加而减少;最后提出了在一定压力下储运水合物的方法。以期为水合物法固态储存气体技术的工业化应用提供实验数据和理论依据。     

泡状流中水合物生成预测模型及实验

针对可燃冰钻采井筒内易发生水合物生成和堵塞的工程问题,本文开展了泡状流条件下甲烷水合物生成实验,发现流速增加会提高水合物生成速率,黄原胶质量分数的增加会降低水合物生成速率。基于传质理论,构建了适用于可燃冰钻采井筒内泡状流条件下水合物生成预测模型,模型考虑了连续相流体流变性、气泡破裂、聚并和形变等因素对泡状流中气液界面分布和气液间传质规律的影响,并耦合实验数据,提出了气泡群间的综合传质系数经验公式,用于描述气泡间相互作用对气液间传质速率的影响。对比实验结果,所建立模型对水合物生成量和水合物生成速率的预测误差分别在±5%和±15%以内,满足工程计算需求。该模型的构建有助于精准预测油气和可燃冰钻采井筒内水合物风险,为建立经济、高效的井筒水合物防治方案奠定理论基础。     

Fundamental challenges to methane recovery from gas hydrates

The growing use of natural gas, cleanest of all available fossils fuels, is already raising concern regarding the long-term supply of this precious resource. The amount of methane in gas hydrates is much greater than all other presently known sources of methane. This paper describes some fundamental challenges, the location, magnitude, and feasibility of recovery, which must be addressed to recover methane from dispersed hydrate sources. For methane recovery, we briefly describe kinetic models of methane hydrate decomposition for temperature and pressure conditions that mimic in situ methane hydrate stability. We also propose the catalytic role of sediment impurities, if any, in inducing nucleation sites for hydrate formation. The availability of plentiful methane is important to avoid future energy crises, such as that which crippled the world economy three decades ago.     

The gas-adsorption mechanism of kinetic hydrate inhibitors

Molecular dynamics was employed to study the inhibition mechanism of vinyl lactam-based kinetic hydrate inhibitors (KHIs). By comparing the inhibition functions of the same KHIs at different initial locations, we found that the KHI molecules on the surface of hydrate nuclei could obviously prolong the hydrate induction time and exhibited the best inhibition effect. The impacts of KHIs on the methane migration and the arrangement of H₂O molecules were analyzed at the molecular level. A gas-adsorbing mechanism for KHIs (i.e., the KHIs with an excellent gas adsorption ability could reduce the supersaturation of methane in the aqueous solution, reinforce the migration resistance of methane to the nucleus, and further inhibit the hydrate growth) was proposed. In addition, the conformations of KHI polymer molecules in the aqueous solution are closely related to their inhibitory effect, that is, stretched skeletons and well-organized structures would maximize their inhibitory effect.     

气体水合物的研究与应用

概述了气体水合物的结构与性能特点 ,从抑制和防止水合物的形成、安全有效地探测与开采应用天然气水合物资源和水合物技术与应用三个方面综述了气体水合物的研究与应用现状和未来。     

水合物动力学抑制剂的作用机理研究进展

水合物动力学抑制剂作为低液量抑制剂,其可应用于深水流动保障风险控制水合物冻堵问题,受到国内外研究者的广泛关注。本文重点阐述了动力学抑制剂的可承受最大过冷度和对诱导时间的延长这两个评价指标,同时梳理了动力学抑制剂对水合物生成及分解过程影响的研究成果。总体而言,可承受最大过冷度越大、延长诱导时间程度越强的动力学抑制剂,抑制水合物生成并保障流动安全的可靠性越高;动力学抑制剂对水合物生成与分解过程存在复杂的影响规律。本文将其对气体消耗速率、气体消耗量和形态,分解温度、时间和分解速率,“记忆效应”等影响进行了分析。结合上述研究成果,总结了动力学抑制剂对水合物的影响机理,特别是提出了化学型动力学抑制剂对水合物吸附抑制机理的概念示意图。最后,给出了未来深入开展动力学抑制剂研究的建议。     

气体水合物生成微观机理及分析方法研究进展

水合物技术在能源和气候领域有着广阔的应用前景,有望成为应对能源挑战和气候变化的关键技术。但目前该技术存在着水合物生成速率慢、气体消耗量低的缺点,限制了水合物技术的工业化发展。从微观机理的角度,梳理和总结了关于气体水合物生成机制的理论观点,简述了驱动力和气体溶解度在水合物成核过程中的影响,介绍了表面活性剂和纳米粒子对水合物形成的影响机理以及常用的微观分析技术。分析发现,气体水合物的形成机制时至今日仍未有统一定论,对于促进剂作用机理的研究也不够充分,现有的微观分析手段难以捕捉水合物形成过程中的分子行为。这些问题限制了水合物技术向更快、更高效方面发展。探究水合物技术的相关机理,了解各类影响因素的作用原理,探索新的分析手段,将有助于突破水合物技术的瓶颈,为寻找更佳性能的促进剂、更高效地合成水合物探明道路。     

气体水合物生成微观机理及分析方法研究进展

水合物技术在能源和气候领域有着广阔的应用前景,有望成为应对能源挑战和气候变化的关键技术。但目前该技术存在着水合物生成速率慢、气体消耗量低的缺点,限制了水合物技术的工业化发展。从微观机理的角度,梳理和总结了关于气体水合物生成机制的理论观点,简述了驱动力和气体溶解度在水合物成核过程中的影响,介绍了表面活性剂和纳米粒子对水合物形成的影响机理以及常用的微观分析技术。分析发现,气体水合物的形成机制时至今日仍未有统一定论,对于促进剂作用机理的研究也不够充分,现有的微观分析手段难以捕捉水合物形成过程中的分子行为。这些问题限制了水合物技术向更快、更高效方面发展。探究水合物技术的相关机理,了解各类影响因素的作用原理,探索新的分析手段,将有助于突破水合物技术的瓶颈,为寻找更佳性能的促进剂、更高效地合成水合物探明道路。     

An investigation into the laboratory method for the evaluation of the performance of kinetic hydrate inhibitors using superheated gas hydrates

Kinetic hydrate inhibitors (KHIs) are used to prevent gas hydrate formation in gas and oilfield operations. Recently, a new KHI test method was reported in which hydrates are formed and re-melted just above the equilibrium temperature, before the fluids are re-cooled and the performance of the chemical as a KHI is determined. The method, which we have called the superheated hydrate test method, is claimed to be more reliable for KHI ranking in small equipment, giving less scattering in the hold time data due to avoiding the stochastic nature of the first hydrate formation. We have independently investigated this superheated hydrate test method in steel and sapphire autoclave tests using a gas mixture forming Structure II hydrates and a liquid hydrocarbon phase, which was necessary for satisfactory results. Our results indicate that hold times are shorter than using non-superheated hydrate test methods, but they are more reproducible with less scattering. The reduced scattering occurs in isothermal or slow ramping experiments even when the hydrates are melted at more than 10 °C above the equilibrium temperature (T_eq). However, if a rapid cooling method is used, the improved reproducibility is retained when melting hydrate at 2.4 °C above T_eq but lost when warming to 8.4 °C above T_eq. Using the ramping test method, most, but not all the KHIs tested agreed with the same performance ranking obtained using traditional non-superheated hydrate test methods. This may be related to the variation in the dissociation temperature of gas hydrates with different KHIs and different KHI inhibition mechanisms. Results also varied between different size autoclave equipments.     

多孔材料中甲烷水合物生成的传热数值模拟研究

水合物储运(NGH)是近几年发展起来的天然气储运技术,已具备实现工业化的潜力。但水合物的生长是传质传热控制的反应,因此在放大实验中存在诸多不确定因素。针对该问题,对水合物反应器中多孔材料内甲烷水合物生成传热过程建立了基于化学反应动力学和多孔材料内传质传热的甲烷水合物生成传热数学模型,可用于计算反应器内水合物生成分布和热量分布,指导水合反应器的设计和优化。通过模拟与实验数据对比验证了该模型的可靠性,并对使用了不同热导率填料的水合反应过程进行数值模拟。结果显示,模拟值与实验值的绝对平均相对误差小于6%,生成传热模型准确性高;在水合反应过程中,热量传递是影响水合物生成速率的关键因素之一。导热不良时,易在水合物生成中心部分形成局部过热,对水合物生长造成热抑制。在进行水合物生成放大实验时,应特别注意反应器内部的热量控制。     

多孔材料中甲烷水合物生成的传热数值模拟研究

水合物储运(NGH)是近几年发展起来的天然气储运技术,已具备实现工业化的潜力。但水合物的生长是传质传热控制的反应,因此在放大实验中存在诸多不确定因素。针对该问题,对水合物反应器中多孔材料内甲烷水合物生成传热过程建立了基于化学反应动力学和多孔材料内传质传热的甲烷水合物生成传热数学模型,可用于计算反应器内水合物生成分布和热量分布,指导水合反应器的设计和优化。通过模拟与实验数据对比验证了该模型的可靠性,并对使用了不同热导率填料的水合反应过程进行数值模拟。结果显示,模拟值与实验值的绝对平均相对误差小于6%,生成传热模型准确性高;在水合反应过程中,热量传递是影响水合物生成速率的关键因素之一。导热不良时,易在水合物生成中心部分形成局部过热,对水合物生长造成热抑制。在进行水合物生成放大实验时,应特别注意反应器内部的热量控制。     

Induction time,storage capacity,and rate of methane hydrate formation in the presence of SDS and silver nanoparticles

In this communication, the kinetic parameters of methane hydrate formation (induction time, quantity and rate of gas uptake, storage capacity (SC), and apparent rate constant) in the presence of sodium dodecyl sulfate (SDS), synthetized silver nanoparticles (SNPs), and mixture of SDS?+?SNPs have been studied. Experimental measurements were performed at temperature of 273.65?K and initial pressure of 7?MPa in a 460?cm³ stirred batch reactor. Our results show that adding SDS, SNPs and their mixture increases the quantity of gas uptake, water to hydrate conversion, and SC of methane hydrate formation, noticeably. Using 300?ppm SDS increases the SC and the quantity of methane uptake 615, and 770%, respectively, compared with pure water. Investigating the hydrate growth rate at the start of hydrate formation process shows that, using SNPs, SDS, and their mixture increases the initial apparent rate constant of hydrate rate, considerably. Our results show that the system of methane?+?water?+?SDS 500?ppm?+?SNPs 45?µM represents the maximum value of initial apparent rate constant, compared with other tested systems.     

Decomposition kinetics and recycle of binary hydrogen‐tetrahydrofuran clathrate hydrate

Decomposition kinetics and recycle of hydrogen–tetrahydrofuran (H₂–THF) clathrate hydrates were investigated with a pressure decay method at temperatures from 265.1 to 273.2 K, at initial pressures from 3.1 to 8.0 MPa, and at stoichiometric THF hydrate concentrations for particle sizes between 250 and 1000 μm. The decomposition was modeled as a two‐step process consisting of H₂ diffusion in the hydrate phase and desorption from the hydrate cage. The adsorption process occurred at roughly two to three times faster than the desorption process, whereas the diffusion process during formation was slightly higher (ca. 20%) than that during decomposition. Successive formation and decomposition cycles showed that occupancy seemed to decrease only slightly with cycling and that there were no large changes in hydrate structure due to cycling. Results provide evidence that the formation and decomposition of H₂ clathrate hydrates occur reversibly and that H₂ clathrate hydrates can be recycled with pressure. © 2010 American Institute of Chemical Engineers AIChE J, 2011     

Clathrate‐hydrate formation by water spraying onto a porous metal plate exuding a hydrophobic liquid coolant

A novel technique for producing a clathrate hydrate from a gaseous guest substance was devised and experimentally tested. This technique employs a horizontally oriented spray nozzle and a vertically oriented porous metal plate placed in opposition to each other in a guest‐gas phase. Water is sprayed onto the plate while a precooled hydrophobic liquid coolant is seeping out of the plate to form a continuous film flowing down the plate surface. The coolant film is expected to sweep the heat released by hydrate formation away from the plate surface and, at the same time, to prevent the hydrate crystals from agglomerating on the surface thereby hindering the successive contact of the water spray with the coolant. A series of experiments has been performed to reveal the behavior of hydrate formation in the above scheme of guest‐gas/water/coolant contact operations. © 2009 American Institute of Chemical Engineers AIChE J, 2009