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creators_name: Tabaaza, G.A.
creators_name: Haq, I.U.
creators_name: Zain, D.B.
creators_name: Lal, B.
title: Toxicological issues of conventional gas hydrate inhibitors
ispublished: pub
keywords: Chemical stability; Gas hydrates; Gases; Hydration; Hydrocarbons; Pipelines; Toxicity, Chemical additive; Climate; Conventional gas; Environmental change; Environmental damage; Flow assurance; Gas hydrates formation; Gas hydrates inhibitors; Hydrocarbon flow; Oil and gas, Additives
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abstract: Gas hydrates formation is a major challenge to effective hydrocarbons flow in pipelines; thus, flow assurance is a remedy. The use of gas hydrate inhibitors is commonly used as an effective method to inhibit gas hydrate formation. This study focuses on the toxicological issues of conventional gas hydrate inhibitors. The study evidence reveals that conventional chemical additives that ensure effective flow assurance are said to contribute significantly to environmental change and damage. This is attributed to their toxicity nature that poses a great environmental risk by such chemical inhibitors; more so thermodynamic inhibitors due to their dissociation ability that affects seafloor stability. This leads to the release of methane (and associated gases) and other toxic components into the column water. However, little is known about the actual toxicity of frequently used gas hydrate inhibitors. This calls for an in-depth study into such and also the development of greener inhibitors to replace the existing ones. © 2021 American Institute of Chemical Engineers.
date: 2022
publisher: John Wiley and Sons Inc
official_url: https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85121139531&doi=10.1002%2fprs.12328&partnerID=40&md5=1f030edc0d5affe8ad6c5d1568e068e4
id_number: 10.1002/prs.12328
full_text_status: none
publication: Process Safety Progress
volume: 41
number: S1
pagerange: S135-S140
refereed: TRUE
issn: 10668527
citation:   Tabaaza, G.A. and Haq, I.U. and Zain, D.B. and Lal, B.  (2022) Toxicological issues of conventional gas hydrate inhibitors.  Process Safety Progress, 41 (S1).  S135-S140.  ISSN 10668527