Phase transformation of methane hydrate under high pressure

In situ Raman spectroscopy is employed to study the phase behavior of methane hydrate at high pressure. The structure 1 of methane hydrate can be maintained up to 950 MPa at 299 K. The transformation of structure I<-->structure H+water+CH4 occurs at 880 MPa and 323 K. The structure H of methane hydrate, however, decomposes to methane and water at 960 MPa and 348 K. The initiation mechanism of methane hydrate sI is also discussed.     

Stimulation of hydrogen production in algal cells grown under high CO2 concentration and low temperature

When cells ofChlamydomonas sp. MGA 161, a marine green alga, were cultivated at a high CO₂ concentration (15% CO₂) and low temperature (15°C), the growth lag time was much longer, but the starch accumulated was two times higher than under the basal conditions (5% CO₂ 30°C). When the cells grown in the high-CO₂/low-temperature conditions were incubated under dark anaerobic conditions, the degradation of starch and production of hydrogen and ethanol were remarkably higher than those grown under the basal conditions. The lag time of cell growth was shortened, whereas the high capacity of starch accumulation and hydrogen production was maintained, by cultivating the cells alternately every 12 h under the basal and high-CO₂/low-temperature conditions. Using this dual system, in which the cultivation was alternated between the two conditions, the total productivity was significantly improved.     

Kinetics on the dissolution of CO2 into water from the surface of CO2 hydrate at high pressure

Kinetic study on the dissolution of CO₂ from the surface of a liquid CO₂ droplet in water was conducted, and a mechanism of the decay of CO₂ hydrate was proposed. The model was applied to the experimental data which showed that the radius of liquid CO₂ droplets in water reduced linearly with time. It was proved that the dissolution rate of CO₂ into water is dominated by the decay of CO₂ hydrate on the surface of the droplet. The rate constant of the decay of CO₂ hydrate was estimated to be 1.25 × 10^?6 m s^?1. From a viewpoint of liquid CO₂ disposal in the deep ocean, it is predicted that the thin membrane of CO₂ hydrate at the interface between seawater and liquid CO₂ will control the dissolution of CO₂ into seawater. © 1995 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.     

Phase field modeling of CH4 hydrate conversion into CO2 hydrate in the presence of liquid CO2

We present phase field simulations to estimate the conversion rate of CH(4) hydrate to CO(2) hydrate in the presence of liquid CO(2) under conditions typical for underwater gas hydrate reservoirs. In the computations, all model parameters are evaluated from physical properties taken from experiment or molecular dynamics simulations. It has been found that hydrate conversion is a diffusion controlled process, as after a short transient, the displacement of the conversion front scales with t(1/2). Assuming a diffusion coefficient of D(s) = 1.1 x 10(-11) m(2) s(-1) in the hydrate phase, the predicted time dependent conversion rate is in reasonable agreement with results from magnetic resonance imaging experiments. This value of the diffusion coefficient is higher than expected for the bulk hydrate phase, probably due to liquid inclusions remaining in the porous sample used in the experiment.     

Phase transitions of LiAlO2 at high pressure and high temperature

This work presents a comprehensive study on phase transitions in LiAlO₂ system at high pressures and temperatures (0.5-5.0 GPa and 300-1873 K, respectively), as well as the phase stability for polymeric phases of LiAlO₂ in the studied P-T space by X-ray diffraction (XRD). Besides the previously described polymorphic hexagonal α-phase, orthorhombic β-phase and tetragonal δ-phase, a possible new phase of LiAlO₂ was observed after the tetragonal γ-LiAlO₂ sample was treated at 5.0 GPa and 389 K. The stable regimes of these high-pressure phases were defined through the observation of coexistence points of the polymeric phases. Our results revealed that LiAlO₂ could experience structural phase transitions from γ-LiAlO₂ to its polymorphs at lower pressures and temperatures compared to the reported results. Hexagonal α-LiAlO₂ with highly (003) preferential orientation was prepared at 5.0 GPa and 1873 K.     

Behavior of oil well cement slurry systems aged in CO2-saturated water under high pressure and temperature

Journal of Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry - This paper aims at studying the effect of the exposure of hardened cement slurries, intended for oil wells, to carbon dioxide (CO2) in the state of...     

Electrochemical reduction of CO2 at metal-porphyrin supported gas diffusion electrodes under high pressure CO2

Electrochemical reduction of CO₂ at metal-meso-tetraphenylporphyrin (TPP) supported gas diffusion electrodes (GDEs) under CO₂ at atmospheric pressure and 20 atm was carried out. At Co- and Fe-TPP supported GDEs that are comparatively active in the electrochemical reduction of CO₂ under atmospheric CO₂, the current efficiencies for the reduction of CO₂ increased up to 97.4 and 84.6%, respectively, by an increase in CO₂ pressure. At Cu- and Zn-TPP supported GDEs that showed low activity under atmospheric CO₂, the current efficiencies for CO₂ reduction increased up to 50.5 and 65.8%, respectively, under 20 atm CO₂. At these active metal-TPP supported GDEs, the potential of CO₂ reduction shifted positively by an increase in CO₂ pressure. These results indicate that the increase in concentration of CO₂ in the electrolyte solution caused by high pressure enhanced the electrocatalytic activity of metal-TPPs for CO₂ reduction.     

Hydrolysis of aromatic polyurethane in water under high pressure of CO2

We have demonstrated a hydrolysis reaction of polyurethane (PU) under high pressure of carbon dioxide (CO₂) in water. We employed the PU sample, poly(methylene bis‐(1,4‐phenylene)hexamethylene dicarbamate), denoted as M‐PU, which was synthesized from 4,4′‐diphenyl methane diisocyanate and 1,4‐butane diol (BD). The optimum hydrolysis reaction condition was 190 °C under CO₂ pressures over 4.1 MPa in water medium, and 93% hydrolysis of M‐PU was achieved. After the reaction, the water‐soluble parts were obtained, and isolated by column chromatography. The isolated products were 4,4′‐methylenedianiline (MDA) and 1,4‐butane diol (BD), which were components of repeating unit of M‐PU. In addition, the hydrolysis reaction gave no byproduct. This hydrolysis under high pressure of CO₂ with water is a reaction by which M‐PU is selectively hydrolyzed into MDA and BD by cleaving urethane linkage. Moreover, the resulting hydrolyzed products were easily obtained by evaporation of aqueous layer after the reaction, indicating an efficient chemical recycling of PU was achieved. © 2017 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J. Polym. Sci., Part A: Polym. Chem. 2017 , 55, 2004–2010     

Structural changes of filled ice Ic hydrogen hydrate under low temperatures and high pressures from 5 to 50 GPa

Low-temperature and high-pressure experiments were performed on the filled ice Ic structure of hydrogen hydrate at previously unexplored conditions of 5-50 GPa and 30-300 K using diamond anvil cells and a helium-refrigeration cryostat. In situ x-ray diffractometry revealed that the cubic filled ice Ic structure transformed to tetragonal at low temperatures and high pressures; the axis ratio of the tetragonal phase changed depending on the pressure and temperature. These results were consistent with theoretical predictions performed via first principle calculations. The tetragonal phase was determined to be stable above 20 GPa at 300 K, above 15 GPa at 200 K, and above 10 GPa at 100 K. Further changes in the lattice parameters were observed from about 45-50 GPa throughout the temperature region examined, which suggests the transformation to another high-pressure phase above 50 GPa. In our previous x-ray study that was performed up to 80 GPa at room temperature, a similar transformation was observed above 50 GPa. In this study, the observed change in the lattice parameters corresponds to the beginning of that transformation. The reasons for the transformation to the tetragonal structure are briefly discussed: the tetragonal structure might be induced due to changes in the vibrational or rotational modes of the hydrogen molecules under low temperature and high pressure.     

Kinetics of strain-induced structural changes under high pressure

A mechanism-based microscale kinetic theory for strain-induced structural changes (SCs) (that includes phase transformations (PTs) and chemical reactions (CRs)) is developed. Time is not an independent parameter in this theory; instead, plastic strain is a time-like parameter. Kinetics depends essentially on the ratio of the yield strengths of phases. Stationary and nonstationary solutions of the kinetic equations are analyzed for various cases, including SCs between two phases in an inert matrix and between three phases in silicon and germanium. A number of experimental phenomena are explained, and material parameters controlling the kinetics of strain-induced SCs are determined. This includes the possibility of intensification (or suppression) of SCs at the initial stage of straining by adding a stronger (or weaker) inert phase, zero pressure hysteresis that however has nothing to do with phase equilibrium pressure, the possibility of obtaining some phases (that cannot be obtained under hydrostatic loading) under strains, and the possibility to obtain some phases under relatively small shear, which disappear under larger shear.     

Synthesis of the novel perovskite-type oxyfluoride PbScO2F under high pressure and high temperature

We synthesized a novel perovskite-type oxyfluoride, PbScO₂F, and investigated its crystal structure, thermal stability and dielectric properties. PbScO₂F has a cubic perovskite-type structure with Pb ions displaced from the ideal A-site positions along the 〈110〉 direction. By thermal gravity and differential thermal analyses, we found that this compound is stable up to 963 K (690 °C) under ambient atmosphere. The dielectric permittivity of PbScO₂F is approximately 80, at room temperature, which is almost the same as KTiO₂F and smaller than that of PbFeO₂F. Furthermore, an anomaly in the dielectric permittivity was observed in the vicinity of 100 K that seems to be related to the displacement of the Pb ions.     

高温高压下煤液化油气液平衡体系的研究

煤液化过程中,反应单元和分离单元是整个液化体系的核心部分,反应器和分离器中各组分在气、液相中的平衡组成确定不仅决定设备的尺寸设计,而且对液化过程中供氢溶剂的选择和反应条件的优化起到关键作用。但由于煤液化油在高温高压下的气、液平衡数据不足,使得反应器内的组成分布无法预测,相关的反应器设计过程仅能凭经验进行。为得到反应条件下的气液平衡数据,研究引入流程模拟软件Aspen Plus,将煤液化油蒸馏得到的窄馏分段与各种气体组分（如H₂、C₂H₆等）共同建立了煤液化油闪蒸过程,得到了高温高压下煤液化油气液平衡体系。利用闪蒸体系计算得到在给定温度、压力情况下,各组分在高温、低温分离器内的气、液两相分布情况,通过改变高温分离器的温度和压力,分析了高温分离器内相平衡常数随温度（623.15K~723.15K）、压力（10MPa~21MPa）变化的规律。为进一步归纳适用于煤液化油的气液平衡方程,以高温分离器数据为基础,对推导建立的高压下烃类相平衡方程中的参数进行回归,得到高温高压下,适用于神华煤液化油并具有物理意义的二元（T,p）气液相平衡常数方程。     

高稳定性介孔MgO-ZrO_2固体碱的制备及其高温CO_2吸附性能

以无机盐Zr(NO3)4与Mg(NO3)2为原料,聚氧乙烯-聚氧丙烯-聚氧乙烯嵌段型聚醚(P123)作模板剂,合成了纳米介孔MgO-ZrO2复合材料,并通过XRD、N2吸附-脱附、CO2-TPD、TG等方法对材料进行了表征。结果表明,合成的MgO-ZrO2具有介孔结构,比表面积较大;且材料在反复CO2吸附-脱附应用过程中,能够完全再生。此外,材料具有典型的固溶体结构,Mg2+进入四方相ZrO2晶格中并取代Zr4+,形成了一种特殊碱性位。这种碱性位与基体结合牢固,不易流失。考察了MgO-ZrO2材料在150℃高温下的CO2吸附性能,发现材料具有较高的吸附速率(0.084 mmol/(g.min))和吸附量(1.01 mmol/g),是一种可循环利用的吸附材料。     

Raman scattering spectroscopic study of n-tetradecane under high pressure and ambient temperature

The Raman spectroscopy of n-tetradecane was investigated in a Moissanite anvil cell at pressure from 0.1 MPa to 1.4 GPa and ambient temperature. The result shows that the liquid-solid phase transition of n-tetradecane takes place at around 302.8 MPa and the corresponding DeltaV(m) obtained is about -9.6 cm(-3)/mol. Above 302.8 MPa, the frequencies of CH(2) and CH(3) symmetric stretching and asymmetric stretching vibration shift to higher wave numbers in a linear manner with increasing pressure, which can be expressed as: nu(s)(CH(3))=0.013P+2882.0; nu(as)(CH(3))=0.014P+2961.6; nu(s)(CH(2))=0.013P+2850.8; nu(as)(CH(2))=0.009P+2923.2. This relationship indicates that n-tetradecane can be a reliable pressure gauge for the experimental study within the pressure range of 0.3-1.4 GPa.     

Lamellar thickening in polyethylene single crystals annealed under low and high pressure

Single crystals of linear polyethylene, prepared from a dilute xylene solution, were annealed below their melting temperature under atmospheric and 6 kbar pressure. In order to preserve the identity of the single crystals, they were suspended in an inert solvent medium, silicone oil and ethanol, during annealing. Examination of the annealed crystals under an electron microscope revealed development of numerous reorganization centers consisting of a central, elongated hole surrounded by a raised edge. Characteristics of these holes, especially their location and orientation, were interpreted in terms of the molecular packing that existed prior to the annealing and the mechanism of molecular reorganization that occurred during the annealing. The effect of high pressure was primarily to flatten out the crystals and to increase the number of reorganization centers, but the height of the raised edges remained about the same irrespective of the applied pressure. The present study also showed examples pointing to the importance of differentiating the annealing behavior of monolayer crystals from that of multilayer crystals.     

Amino functionalised Silica-Aerogels for CO2-adsorption at low partial pressure

Effective adsorption of CO₂ at low partial pressures is required for many technical processes, such as gas purification or CO₂ removal in closed loop environmental control systems. Since the concentration of CO₂ in such applications is rather low, a high adsorption capacity is a required property for the adsorbent. Silica aerogels possessing an open pore structure, a high porosity and a high surface area, have a great potential for utilisation as CO₂ adsorbents. Nonetheless in order to reach high adsorption capacities, silica aerogels should be functionalised, for instance by amino functionalisation. In this work, two different functionalisation methods were applied for the generation of amino functionalised aerogels: co-condensation during the sol-gel process and post-treatment of the gel. The co-condensation functionalisation allows the introduction of up to 1.44 wt.% nitrogen into the aerogel structure with minor reductions in surface area, leading however only to minor increases in the adsorption capacity at low partial pressures. The post functionalisation of the gel causes a greater loss in surface area, but the CO₂ adsorption capacity increases, due to the introduction of higher amounts of amino groups into the aerogel structure (up to 5.2 wt.% nitrogen). Respectively, 0.523 mmol CO₂/g aerogel could be adsorbed at 250 Pa. This value is comparable with the adsorption capacity at this pressure of a standard commercially available adsorbent, Zeolite 13X.     

Kinetics and mechanism of the formation of CO2 hydrate

This article proposes a mechanism of CO₂ hydrate formation taking into account both diffusion and reaction, and gives an analysis of its kinetics. The most important assumptions on the model are that water dissolves into liquid CO₂ and reacts to form CO₂ hydrate, and that the hydrate blocks the dissolution and diffusion of water. Computational simulations were conducted, and the model proposed explains well the many observations on the CO₂ hydrate formation in previous articles. It is concluded that liquid CO₂ disposed in a deep ocean will form a very thin film of CO₂ hydrate, and this will greatly control the CO₂ diffusion in the ocean. © 1993 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.