Experimental Study of Gas Hydrate Formation

The effect of additives on methane gas hydrate formation was tested. The induction time of methane hydrate formation was reduced, gas hydrate could grow rapidly, and the methane consumption was improved during hydrate formation in a quiescent cell with micella surfactants. The effect of an anionic surfactant (sodium dodecyl sulfate) on gas hydrate formation is more pronounced compared to a nonionic surfactant (dodecyl polysaccharide glycoside). Cyclopentane reduced the induction time of hydrate formation, but could not improve the methane consumption during gas hydrate formation in a quiescent cell.