Molecular Insights into the Effect of Nitrogen Bubbles on the Formation of Tetrahydrofuran Hydrates
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Computational Detail
3. Results and Discussions
3.1. Formation Processes of Hydrates with or without of a Nitrogen Bubble
3.2. Effects of the Nitrogen Bubble on Hydrate Formation
4. Conclusions
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
Sample Availability
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Huang, X.; Li, Z.; Zhang, L.; He, J.; Lu, H. Molecular Insights into the Effect of Nitrogen Bubbles on the Formation of Tetrahydrofuran Hydrates. Molecules 2022, 27, 4945. https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules27154945
Huang X, Li Z, Zhang L, He J, Lu H. Molecular Insights into the Effect of Nitrogen Bubbles on the Formation of Tetrahydrofuran Hydrates. Molecules. 2022; 27(15):4945. https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules27154945
Chicago/Turabian StyleHuang, **n, Zhenchao Li, Le Zhang, Jiayuan He, and Hailong Lu. 2022. "Molecular Insights into the Effect of Nitrogen Bubbles on the Formation of Tetrahydrofuran Hydrates" Molecules 27, no. 15: 4945. https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules27154945