METHANE HYDRATE STABILITY IN SEAWATER

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作者
DICKENS, GR [1 ]
QUINBYHUNT, MS [1 ]
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[1] LAWRENCE BERKELEY LAB,DIV ENERGY & ENVIRONM,BERKELEY,CA 94720
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10.1029/94GL01858
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P [天文学、地球科学];
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07 ;
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Experimental data are presented for methane hydrate stability conditions in seawater (S almost-equal-to 33.5 part per thousand). For the pressure range of 2.75-10.0 MPa, at any given pressure, the dissociation temperature of methane hydrate is depressed by approximately -1.1 degrees-C relative to the pure methane-pure water system. These experimental results are consistent with previously reported thermodynamic predictions and experimental results obtained with artificial seawater. Collectively these results provide a minimum constraint concerning depth ranges over which methane hydrate is stable in the oceanic environment.
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