2-3-1 Evaluation method of the performance of kinetic inhibitor for clathrate hydrate

Abstract

We study the formation of tetrahydrofuran (THF) clathrate hydrate from polyvinylpyrrolidone (PVP) aqueous solution as a function of growth rate V and adsorbed PVP concentration c using the unidirectional growth technique. This study aims to propose a simple method for evaluating the performance of kinetic hydrate inhibitors (KHIs) for the clathrate hydrate–aqueous solution system.