Methane Clathrate Formation is Catalyzed and Kinetically Inhibited by the Same Molecule: Two Facets of Methanol

Physics & Astronomy

• clathrates 68%
• methyl alcohol 53%
• methane 48%
• flat surfaces 47%
• molecules 28%
• hydrates 24%
• antifreezes 18%
• water 17%
• nucleation 15%
• aqueous solutions 9%
• molecular dynamics 7%
• nuclei 6%
• temperature dependence 6%
• temperature 6%
• interactions 4%
• simulation 4%

Chemical Compounds

• Methane Clathrate 100%
• Clathrate 59%
• Methanol 32%
• Hydrate 24%
• Nucleation 21%
• Methane 20%
• Molecule 18%
• Compound Mobility 10%
• Molecular Dynamics 9%
• Simulation 8%
• Aqueous Solution 6%

Engineering & Materials Science

• Methanol 53%
• Molecules 51%
• Methane 49%
• Hydrates 23%
• Nucleation 22%
• Water 17%
• Temperature 12%
• Molecular dynamics 11%
• Computer simulation 5%
• Experiments 3%