• 한국신재생에너지학회:학술대회논문집
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• 2011.05a
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• pp.145.1-145.1
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• 2011

본 연구에서는 알콜계 물질인 1-propanol과 2-propanol이 가스 하이드레이트 형성과정에서 격자내로 포집됨과 열역학적 촉진제로서 작용함을 알아보기 위해 $CH_4$ (또는 $CO_2$) + 1-propanol (또는 2-propanol) + 물계의 가스 하이드레이트 3상 평형 (하이드레이트(H) - 물(Lw) - 기상(V))을 측정하였으며, $^{13}C$ NMR 분석을 하였다. 1.0, 5.6, 10 mol%의 농도 1-propanol (또는 2-propanol) 용액을 가스 하이드레이트 계에 첨가하여 3상 평형을 측정한 결과, $CH_4$ 하이드레이트의 경우 전반적으로 촉진현상을 보였으며 5.6 mol%에서 가장 큰 촉진효과가 나타났다. 하지만 $CO_2$ 하이드레이트의 경우 순수 $CO_2$ 하이드레이트에 비해 저해효과가 나타났으며 농도가 높아질수록 저해현상은 커짐을 확인할 수 있었다. $^{13}C$ NMR을 통한 동공점유 특성과 하이드레이트 구조 분석 결과 $CH_4$ + 1-propanol (또는 2-propanol)은 구조-II를 형성하며 1-propanol (또는 2-propanol)이 동공에 포집되어 있음을 확인할 수 있었다. 이상의 결과로부터 알콜계 물질이 단순히 저해제로만 작용하지 않고 가스 하이드레이트 형성에 참여하는 촉진제로 작용할 수 있다는 사실을 알 수 있었다.

• 한국신재생에너지학회:학술대회논문집
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• 2011.11a
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• pp.122.1-122.1
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• 2011

The motivation for this work was the potential of hydrophobic amino acids such as glycine, L-alanine, and L-valine to be applied as thermodynamic hydrate inhibitors (THIs). To confirm their capabilities in inhibiting the formation of gas hydrates, three-phase (liquid-hydrate-vapor) equilibrium conditions for carbon dioxide hydrate formation in the presence of 0.1 to 3.0 mol% amino acid solutions were determined in the range of 273.05 to 281.45 K and 14.1 to 35.2 bar. From quantitative analyses, the inhibiting effects of the amino acids (on a mole concentration basis) decreased in the following order: L-valine > L-alanine > glycine. The application of amino acids as THIs has several potential advantages over conventional methods. First, the environmentally friendly nature of amino acids as compared to conventional inhibitors means that damage to ecological systems and the environment could be minimized. Second, the loss of amino acids in recovery process would be considerably reduced because amino acids are non-volatile. Third, amino acids have great potential as a model system in which to investigate the inhibition mechanism on the molecular level, since the structure and chemical properties of amino acids are well understood.

• 한국신재생에너지학회:학술대회논문집
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• 2011.11a
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• pp.121.1-121.1
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• 2011

일반적으로 알콜계 물질은 가스 하이드레이트 형성에 저해제로 사용된다고 알려져 있으나, 최근의 연구를 통해 2-propanol이 일부 조건에서 촉진효과가 나타난다고 보고되고 있다. 본 연구에서는 알콜계 물질인 1-propanol과 2-propanol의 가스 하이드레이트 격자내로의 포집여부와 그로 인한 촉진 혹은 저해 작용 그리고 구조적 특성에 대해 알아보았다. $CO_2$와 $CH_4$ 기체에 대하여 1-propanol 혹은 2-propanol을 첨가하여 형성된 혼합 하이드레이트의 3상평형 기상(V)-물(Lw)-하이드레이트(H))을 측정하였다. 그 결과 $CO_2$의 경우 1-propanol과 2-propanol이 저해 작용을 함을 확인하였으며 농도가 높을수록 저해작용이 커짐을 알 수 있었다. 반면, $CH_4$의 경우 1-propanol에서는 저해 및 촉진효과가 거의 나타나지 않았지만, 2-propanol에서는 촉진효과가 나타났으며 5.6 mol%에서 촉진효과가 가장 크게 나타났다. 혼합 하이드레이트의 구조규명 및 동공 점유 분석을 위해 $^{13}C$ NMR과 XRD분석을 하였으며, 그 결과 2-propanol과 1-propanol을 포함하는 혼합 하이드레이트는 구조 II를 형성하며, 2-propanol과 1-propanol은 큰 동공에 포집되고, 기체는 작은 동공에 포집됨을 확인할 수 있었다. 본 연구의 결과는 알콜계 물질을 첨가제로 사용하는 가스 하이드레이트 공정에서 매우 유용한 기초자료가 될 것으로 사료된다.

• 한국신재생에너지학회:학술대회논문집
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• 2008.10a
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• pp.178-181
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• 2008

다양한 조성을 갖는 $CH_4+CO_2$ 혼합 기체 하이드레이트 샘플의 미세 구조 분석을 위하여 X-ray 회절 방법을 이용하였다. X-ray 회절 분석을 이용할 경우, 하이드레이트로의 전환율과 같은 정성적인 분석뿐 아니라 각 객체별 cage occupancy와 같은 정량적인 분석까지도 가능한 것으로 나타났다. 또한 이렇게 얻어진 X-ray 회절 분석 결과 및 refinement 결과를 $^{13}C$ 고체 NMR 방법과 교차 비교함으로써 측정 결과의 신뢰도를 높이려 하였다. 얻어진 분석 결과는 이후 가스 하이드레이트를 이용한 다양한 연구 분야에서 저장용량 평가 및 객체 점유율과 같은 미세 구조 정보를 얻는 데에 유용하게 사용될 것으로 전망된다.

• KSBB Journal
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• v.28 no.5
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• pp.310-314
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• 2013

Antifreeze peptide from Myoxocephalus octodecemspinosus was overexpressed and purified in Escherichia coli. Green fluorescence protein-AFP chimera was constructed by integrating gfp and afp genes. Produced GFP-AFP chimera protein was purified using polyhistidine tag which was inserted at C-terminus. By addition of GFP-AFP chimera protein, freezing point of elution buffer was decreased from $-13^{\circ}C$ to $-20^{\circ}C$. This result suggested that GFP-AFP chimera can be considered as a potential candidate of novel inhibitor for gas hydrates.

• Journal of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry
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• v.67
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• pp.140-147
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• 2018

The performance of a hydrate anti-agglomerant (AA) on cyclopentane (CyC5) hydrate anti-agglomeration at various concentrations (0-1 wt%, based on the oil phase) using MMF apparatus has been investigated. At low AA concentrations up to 0.01 wt%, the AA reduces the cohesion force (capillary force) by reducing the CyC5-water interfacial tension. At concentrations higher than 0.1 wt%, hydrate hydrophobicity alternation and AA's thermodynamic inhibition effects are the main part of AA's mechanism. Additionally, a "temporary agglomeration" phenomenon caused by surface melting of the hydrate particles is also observed, which may indicate the AA's weak ability to produce stable water-CyC5 interface.

• Economic and Environmental Geology
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• v.46 no.1
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• pp.71-84
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• 2013

Most gas hydrates (GH) occur in ocean sediments. Global GH reserves are estimated to be $10^{13}{\sim}20{\times}10^{15}m^3$, which is nearly 1,000 times the amount of current world energy consumption. Methane hydrate (MH) has the potential to be developed into future natural gas resources to replace traditional oil and gas resources, and thus MH production technologies such as depressurization, inhibitor injection, thermal stimulation, and $CO_2-CH_4$ substitution need to be further developed. MH production, which is expected to be in test production until 2014 in Korea, is focused on the development of GH production technologies for use in the commercial production of methane gas. This study compares MH production technology and its ability to meet the twin goals of being both effective and environmentally friendly while taking into consideration the complex phenomena of GH decomposition.

• Economic and Environmental Geology
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• v.45 no.4
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• pp.397-406
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• 2012

During the 2nd Ulleung Basin Gas Hydrate Drilling Expedition (UBGH2) in 2010, gas-hydrate-bearing sediment cores were recovered at 10 drill sites. Base, on Infrared (IR) thermal image and grain-size analysis of the cores, three distinct types of gas hydrate are classified: Type I (fracture-filling in mud layers), Type II (disseminated in mud layers), and Type III (pore-filling in sand layers). Types I and II gas hydrates occur in mud as discrete veins, nodules or disseminated particles. Type III fills the pore spaces of the sand layers encased in mud layers. In this case, the sand content of hosting sediments shows a general linear relationship with gas hydrate saturation. The degrees of temperature anomalies (${\Delta}T$) from IR images generally increase with gas hydrate saturation regardless of gas hydrate occurrence types. Type I is dominantly found in the sites where seismic profiles delineate chimney structures, whereas Type II where the drill cores are composed almost of mud layers. Type III was mainly recovered from the sites where hemipelagic muds are frequently intercalated with turbidite sand layers. Our results indicate that gas hydrate occurrence is closely related to sedimentological characteristic of gas hydrate-bearing sediments, that is, grain size distribution.

• Geophysics and Geophysical Exploration
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• v.17 no.4
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• pp.216-230
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• 2014

Based on the interpretation of 3D seismic profiles acquired in the northwestern area of the Ulleung Basin, East Sea, the shallow sediments consist of five seismic units separated by regional reflectors. An anticline is present in the study area that documents activity of many faults. Bottom simulating reflectors are characterized by high RMS amplitude. Acoustic blanking with low RMS amplitude is distinctively recognized in the gas hydrate stability zone. Seismic attribute analysis shows that if gas hydrates are underlain by free gas, the high reflection strength and the low instantaneous frequency are displayed below the boundary between them. Whereas, if not, the reflection strength is low and instantaneous frequency is high continuously below the gas hydrate zone. Based on the spectral decomposition of the bottom simulating reflector, the high envelope at the specific high frequency range indicates the generation of the tuning effect due to the lower free gas content. Four models for the occurrence of the gas hydrate are suggested considering the slope of sedimentary layers as well as the presence of gas hydrate or free gas.

• Geophysics and Geophysical Exploration
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• v.11 no.3
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• pp.263-270
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• 2008

The Gas Hydrate Research and Development Organization (KGHDO) of Korea accomplished successfully geophysical logging (LWD: Logging While Drilling, MWD: Measurement While Drilling) for five sites in 2007, in order to investigate the presence of gas hydrate in the Ulleung Basin, the East Sea of Korea. The togging parameters acquired from LWD/MWD dre electrical resistivity, acoustic velocity, neutron density and porosity, and natural gamma. In addition, pressure, temperature, and diameter of borehole were measured. LWD/MWD data showed several evidences indicating the presence of gas hydrate. Based on LWD/MWD data, three coring sites were selected for sampling of gas hydrate. Subsequently, various gas hydrate samples were collected directly from three sites. Therefore. the presence of gas hydrates was verified by coring. LWD/MWD data will be significantly used to estimate the amount of gas hydrate. Also, they will provide important information to elucidate about sedimentologic characteristics of gas-hydrate bearing formation and sedimentary environment of the Ulleung Basin.