Open questions on methane hydrate nucleation
Open Access
- 1 July 2021
- journal article
- editorial
- Published by Springer Science and Business Media LLC in Communications Chemistry
- Vol. 4 (1), 1-3
- https://doi.org/10.1038/s42004-021-00539-6
Abstract
The commercial use of natural methane hydrate is hampered by several open questions that remain regarding hydrate formation. Here the authors comment on past interpretations and aim to provide a roadmap for developing a predictive theory of methane hydrate nucleation.Keywords
Funding Information
- Chinese Academy of Sciences (ZDBS-LY-DQC003)
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