Method of transporting a hydrate forming fluid
US4915176A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 23, 1988 |
| Grant date | Apr 10, 1990 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 23, 2008 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T137/0391
- WIPO fieldOrganic fine chemistry
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A method is provided for transporting in a duct a fluid comprising gas and water, and being under conditions where at least one hydrate is formed, the hydrates being formed from said gas and said water, wherein, before or during the formation of the hydrate or hydrates, an additive is injected into said fluid for reducing the tendency to agglomeration of the hydrate so as to obtain one or more hydrates in dispersed form, and said fluid is transported containing said hydrate or hydrates in dispersed form.
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