Methane hydrate formation in confined nanospace can surpass nature
Abstract
Natural methane hydrates are believed to be the largest source of hydrocarbons on Earth. These structures are formed in specific locations such as deep-sea sediments and the permafrost based on demanding conditions of high pressure and low temperature. We report that, by taking advantage of the confinement effects on nanopore space, synthetic methane hydrates grow under mild conditions (3.5 MPa and 2 degrees C), with faster kinetics (within minutes) than nature, fully reversibly and with a nominal stoichiometry that mimics nature. Furthermore, the formation of the hydrate structures in nanospace and their similarity to natural hydrates is confirmed using inelastic neutron scattering experiments and synchrotron X-ray powder diffraction. Our findings may be a step towards the application of a smart synthesis of methane hydrates in energy-demanding applications (for example, transportation).
- Authors:
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- Univ. of Alicante, San Vincente del Raspeig (Spain). Univ. Inst. of Materials
- Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States). Chemical and Engineering Materials Division
- Polytechnic Univ. of Valencia (Spain). Inst. of Chemical Technology
- Inst. of Chemical Research of Catalonia (ICIQ), Tarragona (Spain)
- ALBA Light Source, Barcelona (Spain)
- Shinshu Univ., Nagano (Japan). Research Center for Exotic Nanocarbons
- Publication Date:
- Research Org.:
- Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
- Sponsoring Org.:
- USDOE
- OSTI Identifier:
- 1342661
- Grant/Contract Number:
- AC05-00OR22725
- Resource Type:
- Journal Article: Accepted Manuscript
- Journal Name:
- Nature Communications
- Additional Journal Information:
- Journal Volume: 6; Journal ID: ISSN 2041-1723
- Publisher:
- Nature Publishing Group
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 58 GEOSCIENCES; 37 INORGANIC, ORGANIC, PHYSICAL, AND ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY; 36 MATERIALS SCIENCE
Citation Formats
Casco, Mirian E., Silvestre-Albero, Joaquín, Ramírez-Cuesta, Anibal J., Rey, Fernando, Jordá, Jose L., Bansode, Atul, Urakawa, Atsushi, Peral, Inma, Martínez-Escandell, Manuel, Kaneko, Katsumi, and Rodríguez-Reinoso, Francisco. Methane hydrate formation in confined nanospace can surpass nature. United States: N. p., 2015.
Web. doi:10.1038/ncomms7432.
Casco, Mirian E., Silvestre-Albero, Joaquín, Ramírez-Cuesta, Anibal J., Rey, Fernando, Jordá, Jose L., Bansode, Atul, Urakawa, Atsushi, Peral, Inma, Martínez-Escandell, Manuel, Kaneko, Katsumi, & Rodríguez-Reinoso, Francisco. Methane hydrate formation in confined nanospace can surpass nature. United States. https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms7432
Casco, Mirian E., Silvestre-Albero, Joaquín, Ramírez-Cuesta, Anibal J., Rey, Fernando, Jordá, Jose L., Bansode, Atul, Urakawa, Atsushi, Peral, Inma, Martínez-Escandell, Manuel, Kaneko, Katsumi, and Rodríguez-Reinoso, Francisco. 2015.
"Methane hydrate formation in confined nanospace can surpass nature". United States. https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms7432. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1342661.
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title = {Methane hydrate formation in confined nanospace can surpass nature},
author = {Casco, Mirian E. and Silvestre-Albero, Joaquín and Ramírez-Cuesta, Anibal J. and Rey, Fernando and Jordá, Jose L. and Bansode, Atul and Urakawa, Atsushi and Peral, Inma and Martínez-Escandell, Manuel and Kaneko, Katsumi and Rodríguez-Reinoso, Francisco},
abstractNote = {Natural methane hydrates are believed to be the largest source of hydrocarbons on Earth. These structures are formed in specific locations such as deep-sea sediments and the permafrost based on demanding conditions of high pressure and low temperature. We report that, by taking advantage of the confinement effects on nanopore space, synthetic methane hydrates grow under mild conditions (3.5 MPa and 2 degrees C), with faster kinetics (within minutes) than nature, fully reversibly and with a nominal stoichiometry that mimics nature. Furthermore, the formation of the hydrate structures in nanospace and their similarity to natural hydrates is confirmed using inelastic neutron scattering experiments and synchrotron X-ray powder diffraction. Our findings may be a step towards the application of a smart synthesis of methane hydrates in energy-demanding applications (for example, transportation).},
doi = {10.1038/ncomms7432},
url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/1342661},
journal = {Nature Communications},
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place = {United States},
year = {Mon Mar 02 00:00:00 EST 2015},
month = {Mon Mar 02 00:00:00 EST 2015}
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