TY  - JOUR
N2  - This study aims to address the environmental impact of using common commercial hydrate inhibitors such as Methanol (MeOH) in extremely cold oil and gas environments. As a greener alternative, Pectic Polysaccharides (pectin) can act as a kinetic hydrate inhibitor (KHI) to delay hydrate formation. We evaluated the performance of amidated pectin (AMP), a type of pectin with higher electronegative functional groups, using a high-pressure micro-differential scanning calorimeter (HP µ-DSC) under isobaric conditions with constant cooling. We compared AMP to low-methoxylated pectin (LMP) and high-methoxylated pectin (HMP) and found that AMP was the best KHI among the tested pectin types. At a concentration of 1.0 wt., the AMP Relative Inhibitor Performance (RIP) was 0.10, and at 0.1 wt., it had an RIP of 0.07, which were the only positive RIPs obtained amongst the tested KHIs. The results suggest that AMP can be a sustainable KHI option in extremely cold environments where the KHI effectiveness typically declines. © 2023 by the authors.
VL  - 15
JF  - Polymers
UR  - https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85159269246&doi=10.3390%2fpolym15092080&partnerID=40&md5=8cebb5c62d9b7bf06d4de1ac536d0d56
AV  - none
TI  - Amidated Pectic Polysaccharides (Pectin) as Methane Hydrate Inhibitor at Constant Cooling and Isobaric Condition
ID  - scholars18584
A1  - Effendi, A.D.
A1  - Md Yusof, M.A.
A1  - Abd Mutalib, N.F.
A1  - Sia, C.W.
Y1  - 2023///
KW  - Amides; Cooling; Differential scanning calorimetry; Environmental impact; Hydration; Polysaccharides
KW  -  Amidated pectin; Amide functional group; Constant cooling; Green alternative; Hydrate inhibitors; Inhibitor performance; Isobaric condition; Kinetic hydrate inhibitors; Methane hydrates; Pectic polysaccharides
KW  -  Gas hydrates
N1  - cited By 1
IS  - 9
ER  -