Chapter 7 describes the findings on the use of ionic liquids as inhibitors of hydrate formation in deepwater oil wells. In chapter 8, the use in enhanced recovery processes in mature wells.

But what exactly is fire ice? Methane hydrate's exotic nickname is a reference to the compound's chemical structure: molecules of methane gas trapped within a cage of solid water molecules.

Methane hydrate, or fire ice, is a highly energy-intensive fuel source The world is addicted to hydrocarbons, and it's easy to see why - cheap, plentiful and easy to mine, they represent an ...

This glowing ledge showed that the mound contained methane hydrate, a lattice of frozen water that traps methane gas molecules within its icy cages. If you grabbed a snowball of the stuff ...

This issue has quickly risen because Japan conducted its second production test of these deposits, known as methane hydrates, in May. China soon followed with its first attempt to do the same.

Methane hydrates, which can freeze upon contact with ... described recently in the journal Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics. The paper's lead author is J. David Smith, a graduate student ...

Chemical Reviews 107 ... et al. "Sea floor methane hydrates at Hydrate Ridge, Cascadia Margin," in Natural Gas Hydrates-Occurrence, Distribution and Detection, eds. W. P. Dillon & C.

The right way to understand the potential of unconventional fuels like methane hydrates and tight oil is to closely examine their production rates and their prices. If these fuels can be produced ...