We have performed molecular dynamics simulations to study the adsorption of ten hydrate anti-agglomerants onto a mixed methane–propane sII hydrate surface covered by layers of liquid water of various thickness. As a general trend, we found that the more liquid water that is present on the hydrate surface, the less favorable the adsorption becomes even though there are considerable differences between the individual molecules, indicating that the presence and thickness of this liquid water layer are crucial parameters for anti-agglomerant adsorption studies. Additionally, we found that there exists an optimal thickness of the liquid water layer favoring hydrate growth due to the presence of both liquid water and hydrate-forming guest molecules. For all other cases of liquid water layer thickness, hydrate growth is slower due to the limited availability of hydrate-forming guests close to the hydrate formation front. Finally, we investigated the connection between the thickness of the liquid water layer and the degree of subcooling and found a very good agreement between our molecular dynamics simulations and theoretical predictions.
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7 September 2022
Research Article|
September 01 2022
Assessing the effect of a liquid water layer on the adsorption of hydrate anti-agglomerants using molecular simulations
Special Collection:
Fluids Meet Solids
Stephan Mohr
;
Stephan Mohr
a)
(Conceptualization, Data curation, Investigation, Visualization, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing)
1
Nextmol (Bytelab Solutions SL)
, Barcelona, Spain
2
Barcelona Supercomputing Center (BSC)
, Barcelona, Spain
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Rémi Pétuya
;
Rémi Pétuya
(Conceptualization, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing)
1
Nextmol (Bytelab Solutions SL)
, Barcelona, Spain
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Juan Sarria;
Juan Sarria
(Conceptualization)
3
Clariant Produkte (Deutschland) GmbH
, Frankfurt, Germany
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Nirupam Purkayastha;
Nirupam Purkayastha
(Conceptualization)
3
Clariant Produkte (Deutschland) GmbH
, Frankfurt, Germany
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Scot Bodnar;
Scot Bodnar
(Conceptualization)
4
Clariant Oil Services, Clariant Corporation
, Houston, Texas 77258, USA
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Jonathan Wylde;
Jonathan Wylde
(Conceptualization, Writing – review & editing)
4
Clariant Oil Services, Clariant Corporation
, Houston, Texas 77258, USA
5
Heriot Watt University
, Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Ioannis N. Tsimpanogiannis
Ioannis N. Tsimpanogiannis
b)
(Conceptualization, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing)
6
Centre for Research and Technology Hellas (CERTH), Chemical Process and Energy Resources Institute (CPERI)
, 57001 Thermi-Thessaloniki, Greece
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b)
Electronic mail: i.n.tsimpanogiannis@certh.gr
Note: This paper is part of the JCP Special Topic on Fluids Meets Solids.
J. Chem. Phys. 157, 094703 (2022)
Article history
Received:
May 23 2022
Accepted:
July 26 2022
Citation
Stephan Mohr, Rémi Pétuya, Juan Sarria, Nirupam Purkayastha, Scot Bodnar, Jonathan Wylde, Ioannis N. Tsimpanogiannis; Assessing the effect of a liquid water layer on the adsorption of hydrate anti-agglomerants using molecular simulations. J. Chem. Phys. 7 September 2022; 157 (9): 094703. https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0100260
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