Thermodynamic Stability of H₂ + Tetrahydrofuran Mixed Gas Hydrate in Nonstoichiometric Aqueous Solutions

Abstract

Phase equilibria (pressure−temperature relations) of the H 2 + tetrahydrofuran mixed gas hydrate system have been measured for various concentrations of tetrahydrofuran aqueous solutions. The three-phase equilibrium lines obtained in the present study are shifted to the low-temperature or high-pressure side from that of the stoichiometric THF solution. Each three-phase equilibrium line of H 2 + tetrahydrofuran hydrate converges at the three-phase equilibrium line of the pure tetrahydrofuran hydrate. At the cross point on the lines, the tetrahydrofuran concentration of mother aqueous solution agrees with each other. The Raman spectra of H 2 and tetrahydrofuran for the H 2 + tetrahydrofuran mixed gas hydrate do not change with the variation of tetrahydrofuran mole fraction from 0.010 to 0.130 in the aqueous solution.