Refereed Publications

   2007

• Laura J. Rovetto, Kristen E. Bowler, Laura L. Stadterman, Steven F. Dec, Carolyn A. Koh and E. Dendy Sloan Jr., "Dissociation studies of CH4-C2H6 and CH4-CO2 binary gas hydrates" Fluid Phase Equilibria, In Press, Corrected Proof, Available online 14 August 2007 [pdf]
• Timothy A. Strobel, Carolyn A. Koh and E. Dendy Sloan, "Hydrogen storage properties of clathrate hydrate materials" Fluid Phase Equilibria, In Press, Corrected Proof, Available online 13 July 2007 [pdf]
• Strobel, T. A.; Hester, K. C.; Sloan, E. D., Jr.; Koh, C. A. "A Hydrogen Clathrate Hydrate with Cyclohexanone: Structure and Stability" J. Am. Chem. Soc.; (Communication); 2007; 129(31); 9544-9545. DOI: 10.1021/ja072074h [pdf]
• Hester, K. C.; Huo, Z.; Ballard, A. L.; Koh, C. A.; Miller, K. T.; Sloan, E. D. "Thermal Expansivity for sI and sII Clathrate Hydrates" J. Phys. Chem. B.; (Article); 2007; 111(30); 8830-8835. DOI: 10.1021/jp0715880 [pdf]
• Carolyn A. Koh, E. Dendy Sloan "Natural gas hydrates: Recent advances and challenges in energy and environmental applications" AIChE Journal, Volume 53, Issue 7, Date: July 2007, Pages: 1636-1643 [pdf]
• W. L. Mao, C. A. Koh, and E. D. Sloan, Clathrate hydrates under pressure, Physics Today 60 (10), 42-47, 2007.
• Hester, K. C., Dunk, R. M., White, S. N., Brewer, P. G., Peltzer, E. T., Sloan, E. D., "Gas hydrate measurements at Hydrate Ridge using Raman spectroscopy" Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta 71 (12): 2947-2959 JUN 15 2007
• Moridis, George J., Sloan, E. Dendy, "Gas production potential of disperse low-saturation hydrate accumulations in oceanic sediments" Energy Conversion and Management 48 (6): 1834-1849 JUN 2007
• Dec, Steven F., Bowler, Kristen E., Stadterman, Laura L., Koh, Carolyn A., Sloan, E. Dendy, Jr., "NMR study of methane plus ethane structure I hydrate decomposition" Journal of Physical Chemistry A 111 (20): 4297-4303 MAY 24 2007
• Gupta, Arvind, Dec, Steven F., Koh, Carolyn A., Sloan, E. D., Jr., "NMR investigation of methane hydrate dissociation" Journal of Physical Chemistry C 111 (5): 2341-2346 FEB 8 2007

   2006

• Strobel, T. A.; Taylor, C. J.; Hester, K. C.; Dec, S. F.; Koh, C. A.; Miller, K. T.; Sloan, E. D., Jr. "Molecular Hydrogen Storage in Binary THF-H_2 Clathrate Hydrates" J. Phys. Chem. B.; (Article); 2006; 110(34); 17121-17125. DOI: 10.1021/jp062139n[pdf]
• S.R. Davies, M.S. Selim, E.D. Sloan, P. Bollavaram, D.J. Peters, "Hydrate Plug Dissociation" 52, 2006 AIChE J. [pdf]
• Hester, K. C.; Strobel, T. A.; Sloan, E. D.; Koh, C. A.; Huq, A.; Schultz, A. J. "Molecular Hydrogen Occupancy in Binary THF-H_2 Clathrate Hydrates by High Resolution Neutron Diffraction" J. Phys. Chem. B.; (Letter); 2006; 110(29); 14024-14027. DOI: 10.1021/jp063164w[pdf]
• Laura J. Rovetto, Timothy A. Strobel, Carolyn A. Koh and E. Dendy Sloan, Jr. "Is gas hydrate formation thermodynamically promoted by hydrotrope molecules?" Fluid Phase Equilibria, Volume 247, Issues 1-2, 15 September 2006, Pages 84-89
• Judith M. Schicks, Keith C. Hester, Rudolf Naumann, Carolyn A. Koh, Jörg Erzinger, E. Dendy Sloan, Jr., "Phase Transitions in Mixed Gas Hydrates: Experimental Observations versus Calculated Data" (In Press) J. Phys. Chem. B
• Hester K. C., White S. N., Peltzer E. T., Brewer P. G., et al. (2006) Raman Spectroscopic Measurements of Synthetic Gas Hydrates in the Ocean. J Marine Chem. 98 304-314. [pdf]

   2005

• S. F. Dec; K. E. Bowler: L. L. Stadterman; C. A. Koh; and E. D. Sloan, Jr. Direct Measure of the Hydration Number of Aqueous Methane, J. Amer. Chem. Soc., submitted.
• Hester K. C., White S. N., Dunk R., Brewer P. G., et al. In Situ Gas Hydrate Measurements at Hydrate Ridge Using Raman Spectroscopy. Geochimica and Cosmochimica Acta, submitted.
• Methane hydrates formation and dissociation in partially saturated sand-measurements and observations, Kneafsey, T.J., Tomutsa, L., Gupta, A., Taylor, C, Moridis, G. J., Freifeld, B., Seol, Y, Journal of petroleum science, 2005, In-press.
• Methane Hydrate Thermal Conductivity in a Large Heterogeneous Porous Sample, Gupta, A., Kneafsey, T. J., Moridis, G. J., Seol, Y., Kowalsky, M., Sloan, E.D. Jr. Journal of Geophysical Research, submitted.
• NMR and Raman investigation of Methane Hydrate Dissociation Mechanism, Gupta, A., Dec, S., Koh, C, Sloan, E.D. Jr., Journal of Physical Chemistry (A), In preparation.
• Buchanan, P., Aldiwan, N., Soper, A.K., Creek, J.L., Koh, C.A., "Decreased Structure on Dissolving Methane in Water", Chemical Physics Letters, 2005, 415, 89-93. [pdf]
• Hester K. C. and Sloan E. D. (2005) sII Strucutral Transitions from Binary Mixtures of Simple sI Formers. International Journal of Thermophysics 26(1), 95-106. [pdf]
• Eaton M., Hester K. C., and Sloan E. D. (2005) Spectroscopic analysis of JAPEX/JNOC/GSC et al. Mallik 5L-38 natural gas hydrate samples. Geological Survey of Canada Bulletin 585, 107.
• Koh, C.A. and Sloan, E.D. "Clathrate Hydrates". Encyclopedia of Water, PC 123, John Wiley & Sons, 2005, in press.
• Koh, C.A. "Hydration". Encyclopedia of Water, PC 270, John Wiley & Sons, 2005, in press.
• Buchanan, P., Soper, A.K., Thompson, H., Westacott, R.E., Creek, J.L., Hobson, G., Koh, C.A., "Search for Memory Effects in Methane Hydrate: Structure of Water Before Hydrate Formation and After Hydrate Decomposition". Journal of Chemical Physics, 2005, 123, 164507 [pdf]
• Sloan, E.D., "A Changing Hydrate Paradigm - From Apprehension to Avoidance to Risk Management," Fluid Phase Equilibria, Vol 228-229C pp 67-74 (2005) [pdf]
• Jager, M.D., Ballard, A.L., Sloan, E.D., "Comparison between experimental data and aqueous-phase fugacity model for hydrate prediction," Fluid Phase Equilibria, vol 232, 25-36 (2005) [pdf]

   2004

• Florusse, L.J., Peters, C.J., Schoonman, J., Hester, K.C., Koh, C.A., Steven, F. Dec, Marsh, K.N., Sloan, E.D., "Stable Low-Pressure Hydrogen Clusters Stored in a Binary Clathrate Hydrate," Science, Vol 306, 469-471 (15 October 2004) [pdf]
• Kini, R.A., Dec, S.F., Sloan, E.D., "Methane+Propane Structure II Hydrate Formation Kinetics," J. Phys. Chem.A., Vol 108(44) 9550-9556 (2004) [pdf]
• Ivanic, J., Huo, Z., Sloan, E.D., "Improved hydrate equilibrium measurements in ternary gas and block oil systems," Fluid Phase Equilibria, 222-223, 303-310 (2004) [pdf]
• Bach-Verges, M., Kitchin, S.J., Harris, K.D.M., Zugic, M., Koh, C.A. Comment on "A deuteron NMR Study of the THF Clathrate Hydrate. Part II: Coupling of Rotational and Translational Dynamics of Water". Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2004, 6, 871-872.[pdf]
• Carstensen, A., Creek, J.L., Koh, C.A. "Investigating the Performance of Clathrate Hydrate Inhibitors Using In Situ Raman Spectroscopy and Differential Scanning Calorimetry". Am. Mineral., 2004, 89, 1215-1220.[pdf]
• Koh, C.A. and Westacott, R.E. "Vibrational Spectroscopy of Supramolecular Compounds". Encyclopedia of Supramolecular Chemistry, Eds. J.A. Atwood & J.W. Steed, 2004, Marcel Dekker (ISBN: 082475056X).
• Westacott, R.E. and Koh, C.A. "Light Scattering Measurements of Supramolecular Compounds". Encyclopedia of Supramolecular Chemistry, Eds. J.A. Atwood & J.W. Steed, 2004, Marcel Dekker (ISBN: 082475056X).
• Sloan, E.D., "Introductory overview: hydrate knowledge development," American Mineralogist, 89, 1155-1161 (2004) [pdf]
• Bruinsma, D.F.M., Desens, J.T., Notz, P.K., Sloan, E.D., "A novel experimental technique for measuring methanol partitioning between aqueous and hydrocarbon phases at pressures p to 69 MPa," Fluid Phase Equilibria, 222-223, 311-315 (2004) [pdf]
• Ballard, A.L., Sloan, E.D., "The next generation of hydrate prediction part III. Gibbs Energy Minimization Formalism" Fluid Phase Equilibria, 218, 15-31, (2004) [pdf]
• Kumar, P., Turner, D., Sloan, E.D., "Thermal diffusivity measurements of porous methane hydrate and hydrate-sediment mixtures," Journal of Geophysical Research, 109, B01207, (2004) [pdf]

   2003

• Sloan, E.D., "Fundamental principles and applications of natural gas hydrates," Nature (Invited Review), 426, 353-359 (2003) [pdf]
• Koh, C.A. "Methane Clathrate", Dictionary of Science & Technology, McGraw-Hill, 2003, p. 242 (ISBN: 0076-2016).
• Huo Z., Hester K., E. D. Sloan J., and Miller K. (2003) Methane Hydrate Nonstoichiometry and Phase Diagram. AIChE Journal 49(5), 1300-1305. [pdf]

   2002

• Koh, C.A. "Towards a Fundamental Understanding of Natural Gas Hydrates". Chem. Soc. Rev., 2002, 31, 157-167. [pdf]
• Koh, C.A., Westacott, R.E., Nooney, R.I., Boissel, V., Tahir, S.F., Tricarico, V. "Separation of Dichloromethane - Nitrogen Mixtures by Adsorption: Experimental and Molecular Simulation Studies." Mol. Phys., 2002, 100, 2087-2095. [pdf]

   2001

   2000

• S. Subramanian; R.A. Kini; S.F. Dec; and E. D. Sloan, Jr. Evidence of Structure II Hydrate Formation From Methane + Ethane Mixtures., Chem. Eng. Sci., 55, 1981 (2000). [pdf]
• S. Subramanian; R.A. Kini; A.L. Ballard; S.F. Dec; and E. D. Sloan, Jr. Structural Transitions in Methane + Ethane Gas Hydrates - Part I: Upper Transition Point and Applications. Chem. Eng. Sci, 55, 5763 (2000). [pdf]