Clathrate hydrate is promising in permanent storage of CO2. Formation of clathrate hydrates is a first–order phase transition that starts with nucleation. A primary difficulty in the investigation of clathrate hydrate nucleation has been the inability of researchers to compare nucleation rates of clathrate hydrates across various systems of different scales and complexity, which in turn has been limiting the ability of researchers to study the nucleation process itself. We will adopt a statistical approach to (1) determine the nucleation rate of CO2 hydrate in brine that simulate the medium near seabed, (2) assess the efficacy of various ions and chemicals on CO2 hydrate nucleation that are compatible with brine, (3) establish reliable scaling methods of laboratory – derived nucleation rates to larger systems. We will develop experimental capabilities that enable these objectives and apply the same capabilities for the investigation of heterogeneous nucleation of ice.
Brief Overview of Ice Nucleation
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Can we generate stable pickering emulsions activating naturally occurring nanoparticles in the reservoir for cost effective heavy-oil recovery?
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Critical Shear Stress of Clathrate and Semiclathrate Hydrates on Solid Substrates
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Critical Surface Tension and Specific Surface Free Energy of Clathrate Hydrate
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Dry Water as a Promoter for Gas Hydrate Formation
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Generation of pickering emulsions by activating natural asphaltenes as nano materials: An experimental analysis for cost-effective heavy-oil recovery
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Growth kinetics of methane hydrate in a pilot-scale flow loop
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Kinetic Inhibition of CO2 Hydrate by Carboxymethylcellulose Sodium through Retarded Mass Transfer
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Mechanisms of the Memory Effect of Clathrate Hydrates
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Nucleation Curve of Carbon Dioxide Hydrate from a Linear Cooling Ramp Method
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Nucleation Curves of Carbon Dioxide Hydrate in the Absence of a Solid Wall
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Nucleation curves of ice in quasi–free water droplets
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Nucleation curves of ice in the presence of nucleation promoters
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Nucleation of Gas Hydrates
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Preliminary Screening and Formulation of New Generation Nanoparticles for Stable Pickering Emulsion in Cold and Hot Heavy-Oil Recovery
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Scaling laws for nucleation rates of gas hydrate
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Two-Phase Equilibrium and Minimum Miscibility Pressure of CO2-DME-Oil Mixtures
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Use of Electrical Resistance Heating and Electrical Heater Heating to Remove Condensate Blockage in the Near-wellbore Region
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Use of Nano Particles for Stable Pickering Emulsion in Heavy Oil Recovery
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Water-mediated adhesion of oil sands on solid surfaces at low temperature and possible solutions to mitigate adhesion
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