title: Molecular dynamics simulation of CO2 hydrates: Prediction of three phase coexistence line.
abstract: The three phase equilibrium line (hydrate-liquid water-liquid carbon dioxide) has been estimated for the water + carbon dioxide binary mixture using molecular dynamics simulation and the direct coexistence technique. Both molecules have been represented using rigid nonpolarizable models. TIP4P/2005 and TIP4P/Ice were used for the case of water, while carbon dioxide was considered as a three center linear molecule with the parameterizations of MSM, EPM2, TraPPE, and ZD. The influence of the initial guest occupancy fraction on the hydrate stability has been analyzed first in order to determine the optimal starting configuration for the simulations, paying attention to the influence of the two different cells existing in the sI hydrate structure. The three phase coexistence temperature was then determined for a pressure range from 2 to 500 MPa. The qualitative shape of the equilibrium curve estimated is correct, including the high pressure temperature maximum that determines the hydrate re-entrant behaviour. However, in order to obtain quantitative agreement with experimental results, a positive deviation from the classical Lorentz-Berthelot combining rules must be considered.
authors.affiliation: Laboratoire des Fluides Complexes et leurs Réservoirs, UMR 5150, Université de Pau et des Pays de l'Adour, B. P. 1155, Pau-Cedex 64013, France.
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Míguez
authors.affiliation: Laboratoire des Fluides Complexes et leurs Réservoirs, UMR 5150, Université de Pau et des Pays de l'Adour, B. P. 1155, Pau-Cedex 64013, France.
authors.forename: M M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Conde
authors.affiliation: Laboratoire des Fluides Complexes et leurs Réservoirs, UMR 5150, Université de Pau et des Pays de l'Adour, B. P. 1155, Pau-Cedex 64013, France.
authors.forename: J-P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Torré
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Física Aplicada, Facultad de Ciencias Experimentales, and Centro de Física Teórica y Matemática FIMAT, Universidad de Huelva, 21071 Huelva, Spain.
authors.forename: F J
authors.initials: FJ
authors.lastname: Blas
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Física Aplicada, Facultade de Ciencias, Universidade de Vigo, E36310 Vigo, Spain.
authors.forename: M M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Piñeiro
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Química-Física I, Facultad de Ciencias Químicas, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, E28040 Madrid, Spain.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Vega