Project Info

Interfacial properties of clathrate hydrates

Interfacial properties are critical in all energy applications of clathrate hydrates (e.g. fuel recovery, transportation, storage, carbon sequestration). Furthermore, the interfacial techniques (interfacial tension, wettability, emulsion stability) are important in a wide range of research areas. The goals of this project are to measure and analyze the interfacial properties of clathrate hydrate systems for clean energy applications.

More Information

Koh, C.A., Sloan, E.D., Sum, A.K. and Wu, D.T., 2011. Fundamentals and applications of gas hydrates. Annual review of chemical and biomolecular engineering, 2, pp.237-257.
https://www.annualreviews.org/doi/pdf/10.1146/annurev-chembioeng-061010-114152

Aman, Z.M. and Koh, C.A., 2016. Interfacial phenomena in gas hydrate systems. Chemical Society Reviews, 45(6), pp.1678-1690.
https://pubs.rsc.org/en/content/articlehtml/2016/cs/c5cs00791g

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Student Preparation

Qualifications

Interest in laboratory research.

Time Commitment

25 plus hours/month

Skills/Techniques Gained

Interfacial tension, contact angle (wettability), emulsion preparation and stability methods.

Mentoring Plan

Weekly meetings with Prof. C. Koh and a graduate student in the hydrate center. C. Koh will advise the student with the formulation, design, methods, analysis of the research in the project.