Abstract
Experimental study has been conducted to produce the carbon dioxide hydrate in emulsions for improving a fluidity of the hydrate slurry. Water in oil emulsions composed of hydrocarbon saturation and purified water doped with a small amount of surfactant were prepared by briskly mixing of homogenizer. Carbon dioxide absorption and hydrate production experiment was carried out for various water content and hydrocarbon saturation at 275K under 3.0MPa. The results show that the carbon dioxide hydrate in fine water droplet dispersed in hydrocarbon saturation was successfully produced. Effect of carbon number of alkanes was also revealed.
