Journal
CHEMSUSCHEM
Volume 5, Issue 8, Pages 1443-1448Publisher
WILEY-V C H VERLAG GMBH
DOI: 10.1002/cssc.201100644
Keywords
clathrates; clays; environmental chemistry; hydrates; methane
Funding
- Ministry of Knowledge Economy through the Recovery/Production of Natural Gas Hydrate using the Swapping Technique project (KIGAM, Gas Hydrate RD Organization)
- National Research Foundation Korea (NRF)
- Korean government (MEST) [2010-0029176]
- WCU program [R-31-2008-000-10055-0]
- Ministry of Education and Science Technology
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The direct recovery of methane from massive methane hydrates (MHs), artificial MH-bearing clays, and natural MH-bearing sediments is demonstrated, using either CO2 or a CO2/N2 gas mixture (20 mol?% of CO2 and 80 mol?% of N2, reproducing flue gas from a power plant) for methane replacement in complex marine systems. Natural gas hydrates (NGHs) can be converted into CO2 hydrate by a swapping mechanism. The overall process serves a dual purpose: it is a means of sustainable energy-source exploitation and greenhouse-gas sequestration. In particular, scant attention has been paid to the natural sediment clay portion in deep-sea gas hydrates, which is capable of storing a tremendous amount of NGH. The clay interlayer provides a unique chemicalphysical environment for gas hydrates. Herein, for the first time, we pull out methane from intercalated methane hydrates in a clay interlayer using CO2 and a CO2/N2 gas mixture. The results of this study are expected to provide an essential physicochemical background required for large-scale NGH production under the seabed.
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