Methane hydrate formation in periodic mesoporous organic silicas
The proposal aims to evaluate the formation of methane hydrate in the cavities of periodic mesoporous organic silica. Traditionally, methane hydrates are formed in nature under demanding conditions of low temperature and high pressure. However, by taking advantage of the confinement effects, these structures can be synthesized under milder conditions, faster kinetics and with a stoichiometry that mimics nature. The surface chemistry of the pore walls affects considerable the wettability, which in turn has an influence in the location of the methane hydrates crystals. In order to gain knowledge on this process, we propose the use of two different periodic organic silica exhibiting equal textural properties but different wettability to grow methane hydrate nanocrystals. Although the formation of these methane hydrate structures in nanopores has been already anticipated from our conventional methane adsorption measurements, Inelastic Neutron Scattering is the most suitable technique to identify the water confined structure and its effect on the methane hydrate formation process.
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Mirian Elizabeth Casco; BORCHARDT Lars; Sven Grätz and JIMENEZ RUIZ Monica. (2021). Methane hydrate formation in periodic mesoporous organic silicas. Institut Laue-Langevin (ILL) doi:10.5291/ILL-DATA.7-05-538
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