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A novel core-shell structure of CuNW@PSS accelerates the process of methane hydrate formation

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FUEL
Volume 331, Issue -, Pages -

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ELSEVIER SCI LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.fuel.2022.125388

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Methane hydrate; Copper nanowires; Core -shell structure; Hydrophobic

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In this study, copper nanowires coated with sulfonate polymer (CuNW@PSS) were used in methane hydrate experiments. The CuNW@PSS material showed a core-shell structure, hydrophobic surface, and enhanced methane hydrate formation ability.
Considering the high thermal conductivity of copper material and the promoting effect of sulfonate ions on methane hydrate formation, in this study, copper nanowires coated with sulfonate polymer (CuNW@PSS) were used in methane hydrate experiments. The morphology of synthesized CuNW@PSS was confirmed by SEM and TEM, and the composition was analyzed by elemental analysis, it has clearly core-shell structure. The surface wettability of the material changed from hydrophilic to hydrophobic after sulfonate modification. In methane hydrate formation experiments, compared with PSS, CuNW@PSS can shorten the induction time by 78.5 %, from 61.87 +/- 21.71 min to 13.28 +/- 5.47 min, the growth rate increased by 130 %, from 0.6 +/- 0.13 mmol/min to 1.38 +/- 0.34 mmol/min. In addition, CuNW@PSS has good cycling and defoaming performance in the multi-cycle methane hydrate formation and dissociation experiments, which would have potential application for natural gas storage and transportation.

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