Thermodynamic stability of H2 + tetrahydrofuran mixed gas hydrate in nonstoichiometric aqueous solutions

Phase equilibria (pressure-temperature relations) of the H-2 + tetrahydrofuran mixed gas hydrate system have been measured for various concentrations of tetrahydrofuran aqueous solutions. The three-phase equilibrium lines obtained in the present study are shifted to the low-temperature or high-pressure side from that of the stoichiometric THF solution. Each three-phase equilibrium line of H-2 + tetrahydrofuran hydrate converges at the three-phase equilibrium line of the pure tetrahydrofuran hydrate. At the cross point on the lines, the tetrahydrofuran concentration of mother aqueous solution agrees with each other. The Raman spectra of H-2 and tetrahydrofuran for the H-2 + tetrahydrofuran mixed gas hydrate do not change with the variation of tetrahydrofuran mole fraction from 0.010 to 0.130 in the aqueous solution.