title: Pectin as an Extraordinary Natural Kinetic Hydrate Inhibitor.
abstract: Pectin as a novel natural kinetic hydrate inhibitor, expected to be eco-friendly and sufficiently biodegradable, was studied in this paper. The novel crystal growth inhibition (CGI) and standard induction time methods were used to evaluate its effect as hydrate inhibitor. It could successfully inhibit methane hydrate formation at subcooling temperature up to 12.5 °C and dramatically slowed the hydrate crystal growth. The dosage of pectin decreased by 66% and effective time extended 10 times than typical kinetic inhibitor. Besides, its maximum growth rate was no more than 2.0%/h, which was far less than 5.5%/h of growth rate for PVCap at the same dosage. The most prominent feature was that it totally inhibited methane hydrate crystal rapid growth when hydrate crystalline occurred. Moreover, in terms of typical natural inhibitors, the inhibition activity of pectin increased 10.0-fold in induction time and 2.5-fold in subcooling temperature. The extraordinary inhibition activity is closely related to its hydrogen bonding interaction with water molecules and the hydrophilic structure. Finally, the biodegradability and economical efficiency of pectin were also taken into consideration. The results showed the biodegradability improved 75.0% and the cost reduced by more than 73.3% compared to typical commercial kinetic inhibitors.
authors.affiliation: Key Lab of Enhanced Heat Transfer and Energy Conservation, Ministry Education, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510640, China.
authors.forename: Shurui
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Xu
authors.affiliation: Key Lab of Enhanced Heat Transfer and Energy Conservation, Ministry Education, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510640, China.
authors.forename: Shuanshi
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Fan
authors.affiliation: Key Lab of Enhanced Heat Transfer and Energy Conservation, Ministry Education, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510640, China.
authors.forename: Songtian
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Fang
authors.affiliation: Key Lab of Enhanced Heat Transfer and Energy Conservation, Ministry Education, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510640, China.
authors.forename: Xuemei
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Lang
authors.affiliation: Key Lab of Enhanced Heat Transfer and Energy Conservation, Ministry Education, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510640, China.
authors.forename: Yanhong
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.affiliation: Key Lab of Enhanced Heat Transfer and Energy Conservation, Ministry Education, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510640, China.
authors.forename: Jun
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Chen
mesh_terms: D006860:Hydrogen Bonding; D007700:Kinetics; D008697:Methane / Q000737:chemistry*; D010368:Pectins / Q000737:chemistry*; D012996:Solutions; D013816:Thermodynamics; D014867:Water / Q000737:chemistry
chemical_list: D012996:Solutions; D014867:Water; D010368:Pectins; D008697:Methane