Gas Hydrates Inhibition
Investigation on Gas Hydrates Thermodynamics and Kinetics: Experimental and Simulation Approach. There are three different hydrates projects we have been dealing with. In these project we design, synthesize and characterize novel thermodynamic and kinetic inhibitors to avoid hydrate problems in pipelines. By conducting state of the art computational techniques (DFT and MD) we seek understanding on how the newly proposed inhibitors work in various different hydrate systems. We also conduct experiments on obtaining the hydrate equilibrium curve with and without inhibitors and the effect of synergent materials. Funding Agency for these projects are Qatar National Research Fund. I’ve led two projects as LPI and one project as PI. (Funding amounts: $1M, $0.9M and $0.5M)