Springer London Dordrecht Heidelberg New York, 2011. XIV, 178 p. — ISBN: 978-0-85729-955-0, e-ISBN: 978-0-85729-956-7, DOI 10.1007/978-0-85729-956-7.
Includes diagrams, photos and coloured sketches
Contains chapters that are independent from each other so they can be read and understood separately
Written in a clear and accessible style
Gas hydrates are both a huge energy resource and an environmental challenge. They have a significant impact on society because of their applications to the future of energy, protection of the environment and fuel transportation.
Gas Hydrates opens up this fascinating, multidisciplinary field to non-specialists. It provides a scientific study of gas hydrates that considers their potential as an energy source while assessing the possible risk to the environment. The authors also examine the feasibility of using these natural compounds for storing and transporting gases such as methane and carbon dioxide.
Diagrams and photos are used throughout Gas Hydrates to help readers understand the scientific and technical content. Each section has been designed so it can be read independently by academics and professionals in the oil and gas industry, as well as by all those with an interest in how hydrates combine to be an energy resource, an industrial challange and a geological hazard.
Content Level » Professional/practitioner
Keywords » Energy Sources - Gas Clathrates - Gas Hydrates - Hydrate Formation - Methane Hydrates
Related subjects » Energy Technology - Geology - Oceanography - Renewable and Green Energy - Sustainable Development
The Evolution of Energy Sources
The Clathrate Hydrates of Gases
The Structure and Formation of Gas Hydrates
Methods to Predict Hydrate Formation Conditions and Formation Rate
Physical Properties of Hydrates
Hydrates in Nature
Hydrates Seen as a Problem for the Oil and Gas Industry
Hydrates as an Energy Source
Industrial Applications
Environmental Issues with Gas Hydrates.