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A New Class of Kinetic Hydrate Inhibitor
Author(s) -
KELLAND MALCOLM A.,
SVARTAAS THOR M.,
ØVSTHUS JORUNN,
NAMBA TAKASHI
Publication year - 2000
Publication title -
annals of the new york academy of sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.712
H-Index - 248
eISSN - 1749-6632
pISSN - 0077-8923
DOI - 10.1111/j.1749-6632.2000.tb06782.x
Subject(s) - hydrate , kinetic energy , chemistry , methanol , polymer , kinetic control , class (philosophy) , chemical engineering , combinatorial chemistry , materials science , computer science , organic chemistry , engineering , physics , catalysis , artificial intelligence , quantum mechanics
A bstract : Low dosage hydrate inhibitors (LDHI) offer a recently developed hydrate control technology that can be more cost‐effective than traditional practices, such as the use of thermodynamic inhibitors (e.g., methanol and glycols). One class of LDHI, called kinetic inhibitors, is already being successfully used in the field. This paper describes efforts to develop a new class of kinetic inhibitor that shows various improvements over existing commercial technology. The polymer chemistry of the inhibitors and experiments carried out in high pressure cells and wheel/loops is described.