Skip to main content
SpringerLink
Log in

Application of Soy Lecithin as a Promoter of Methane Hydrate Formation

  • CHEMICAL TECHNOLOGY
  • Published:
Doklady Chemistry Aims and scope Submit manuscript

Abstract

The course towards active development of the Arctic zone of the Russian Federation by fuel-and-energy companies involves the development of new methods and approaches to the storage and transportation of natural gas to reduce the negative impact on the ecosystems of cold regions while maintaining the economic feasibility of their use. This work proposes a method for optimizing the technology for transporting and storing natural gas in the form of gas hydrates using soy lecithin as a promoting additive. Experimental methods showed that the addition of soy lecithin to a concentration of 0.5 wt % is on a par with the most efficient promoter of hydrate formation—the surfactant sodium dodecyl sulfate at a concentration of 0.1 wt %. However, a comparison of environmental characteristics demonstrates a clear advantage of soy lecithin. In addition, it was demonstrated that the synthesis of methane hydrate from ground frozen solutions of soy lecithin is at least three times faster than that from liquid solutions.

This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.

Access this article

Log in via an institution

Price excludes VAT (USA)
Tax calculation will be finalised during checkout.

Instant access to the full article PDF.

Institutional subscriptions

Fig. 1.
Fig. 2.
Fig. 3.
Fig. 4.

REFERENCES

  1. Kuchumova, A., Dob. Prom., 2020, no. 4 (22), pp. 72–82.

  2. Veluswamy, H.P., Kumar, A., Seo, Y., Leec, J.D., and Linga, P., Appl. Energy, 2018, vol. 216, pp. 262–285. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apenergy.2018.02.059

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  3. Sloan, E.D. and Koh, C.A., Clathrate Hydrates of Natural Gases, Spight, G.G., Ed., 3rd ed., Boca Raton, FL: CRC Press, 2008.

    Google Scholar 

  4. Xia, Z., Zhao, Q., Chen, Z., Li, X., Zhang, Y., Xu, C., and Yan, K., J. Nat. Gas. Sci. Eng., 2022, vol. 101, p. 104528. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jngse.2022.104528

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  5. Bhattacharjee, G., Barmecha, V., Pradhan, D., Naik, R., Zare, K., Mawlankar, R.B., Dastager, S.G., Kushwaha, O.S., and Kumar, R., Energy Procedia, 2017, vol. 105, pp. 5011–5017. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.egypro.2017.03.1050

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  6. Fakharian, H., Ganji, H., Naderi, F.A., and Kameli, M., Fuel, 2012, vol. 94, pp. 356–360. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fuel.2011.10.029

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  7. Kumar, A., Bhattacharjee, G., Kulkarni, B.D., and Kumar, R., Ind. Eng. Chem. Res., 2015, vol. 54, no. 49, pp. 12217–12232. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.iecr.5b03476

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  8. Kutergin, O.B., Mel’nikov, V.P., and Nesterov, A.N., Dokl. Akad. Nauk, 1992, vol. 323, no. 3, pp. 549–553.

    CAS  Google Scholar 

  9. Szuhaj, B.F., Yeo, J.D., and Shahidi, F., Lecithins: Bailey’s Industrial Oil and Fat Products, 7th ed., Wiley, 2020. https://doi.org/10.1002/047167849X.bio011.pub2

  10. Saikia, T. and Mahto, V., J. Surfact. Deterg., 2018, vol. 21, pp. 101–111. https://doi.org/10.1002/jsde.12018

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  11. Kang, S.P., Lee, D., and Lee, J.W., Energies, 2020, vol. 13, no. 5, p. 1107. https://doi.org/10.3390/en13051107

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  12. Chaturvedi, E., Laik, S., and Mandal, A., Chin. J. Chem. Eng., 2021, vol. 32, pp. 1–16. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cjche.2020.09.027

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  13. Ganji, H., Aalaie, J., Boroojerdi, S.H., and Rezaei, Rod A., J. Pet. Sci. Eng., 2013, vol. 112, pp. 32–35. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.petrol.2013.11.026

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  14. Makogon, Y.F., Hydrates of Hydrocarbons, 1st ed., Tulsa, OK: Penwell Books, 1997.

  15. Mel’nikov, V.P., Podenko, L.S., Drachuk, A.O., and Molokitina, N.S., Dokl. Chem., 2019, vol. 487, no. 1, pp. 198–202. https://doi.org/10.1134/S0012500819070073

    Article  Google Scholar 

Download references

Funding

The work was carried out within the framework of State assignment no. 122011400146-6 for the Tyumen Scientific Center, Siberian Branch, Russian Academy of Sciences, with the support of the West Siberian Interregional Scientific and Educational Center.

Author information

Authors and Affiliations

  1. Institute of the Earth’s Cryosphere, Federal Research Center, Tyumen Scientific Center, Siberian Branch, Russian Academy of Sciences, 625026, Tyumen, Russia

    V. P. Mel’nikov, N. S. Molokitina, A. O. Drachuk, K. A. Pletneva, A. A. Kibkalo & G. Pandey

  2. University of Tyumen, 625003, Tyumen, Russia

    V. P. Mel’nikov, A. O. Drachuk, K. A. Pletneva, A. A. Kibkalo & B. V. Grigor’ev

  3. University of Petroleum and Energy Studies (UPES), 248007, Dehradun, India

    G. Pandey

Authors
  1. V. P. Mel’nikov
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  2. N. S. Molokitina
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  3. A. O. Drachuk
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  4. K. A. Pletneva
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  5. A. A. Kibkalo
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  6. B. V. Grigor’ev
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  7. G. Pandey
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

Corresponding author

Correspondence to N. S. Molokitina.

Ethics declarations

The authors declare no conflicts of interest.

Additional information

Translated by V. Glyanchenko

Publisher’s Note.

Pleiades Publishing remains neutral with regard to jurisdictional claims in published maps and institutional affiliations.

Rights and permissions

Reprints and permissions

About this article

Check for updates. Verify currency and authenticity via CrossMark

Cite this article

Mel’nikov, V.P., Molokitina, N.S., Drachuk, A.O. et al. Application of Soy Lecithin as a Promoter of Methane Hydrate Formation. Dokl Chem 512, 309–314 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1134/S001250082360075X

Download citation

  • Received:

  • Revised:

  • Accepted:

  • Published:

  • Issue Date:

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1134/S001250082360075X

Keywords:

Search

Navigation