Natural Gas Hydrates: Exploration and Development
A special issue of Energies (ISSN 1996-1073). This special issue belongs to the section "H: Geo-Energy".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 December 2023) | Viewed by 2161
Special Issue Editors
Interests: gas hydrates; CO2 capture; exploration and development of unconventional natural gases
Interests: hydrate dissociation and CO2 utilization and storage; geomechanics related to hydraulic fracturing; offshore geotechnical engineering
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Dear Colleagues,
Natural gas hydrates are ice-like solids composed of water and gas, most commonly methane. Occurring naturally in marine sediments and within and beneath permafrost, they are considered as a clean energy and a bridge-fuel to renewable energy sources due to the huge enery density. Therefore, exploration and development of natural gas hydrates have received significant research and industrial interests for decades. The common methods of exploring natural gas hydrates include depressurization, heating, inhibition, CO2 replacement and solid exploitation. However, due to immature development technology, high cost, and environmental concerns, the commercial exploitation of natural gas hydrates has not yet been realized. It is urgent to demonstrate the progress in fundamental research, natural gas hydrate exploitation technologies, economical and environmental evaulation, etc., and thus hopefully boost the development of natural gas hydrate recovery.
This Special Issue aims to present and disseminate the most recent advances related to the exploration and development of natural gas hydrates, illustrating fundamental theories, applied technologies and field practices. We invite prospective authors to submit original research articles, as well as review articles, on various topics including natural gas hydrates and hydrate-based technologies.
Topics of interest for publication include, but are not limited to:
- Natural gas hydrates (characterization, exploration, and environmental impacts, etc.)
- Gas hydrate fundamentals (thermodynamics, kinetics, etc.)
- Gas hydrate-based technologies (CO2 capture and sequestration, gas separation, desalination, etc.)
Prof. Dr. Dongliang Zhong
Dr. Bisheng Wu
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- natural gas hydrates
- natural gas
- exploration and development
- thermodynamics
- kinetics
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