Hydrophobic amino acids as a new class of kinetic inhibitors for gas hydrate formation

• Published in: Scientific reports Vol. 3; no. 1; p. 2428
• Main Authors: Sa, Jeong-Hoon, Kwak, Gye-Hoon, Lee, Bo Ram, Park, Da-Hye, Han, Kunwoo, Lee, Kun-Hong
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: London Nature Publishing Group UK 13.08.2013; Nature Publishing Group
• Subjects: 639/166/898; 639/638/440; 639/638/541; 704/172; Amino acids; Amino Acids - chemistry; Biodegradability; Biodegradation; Gases - chemical synthesis; Humanities and Social Sciences; Hydrates; Hydrophobic and Hydrophilic Interactions; Hydrophobicity; Kinetics; Materials Testing; multidisciplinary; Natural gas; Nucleation; Pipelines; Science; Water - chemistry

As the foundation of energy industry moves towards gas, flow assurance technology preventing pipelines from hydrate blockages becomes increasingly significant. However, the principle of hydrate inhibition is still poorly understood. Here, we examined natural hydrophobic amino acids as novel kinetic...