Application of pnictogen oxides in methane gas hydrate formation: experimental and modelling approach

The world is shifting towards cleaner energy resources from the high emission energy resources. Natural gas was proved to be one of the better fuels in overall comparison to conventional fuels with higher energy efficiency and lower emission. Natural gas has many challenges in order to store and transport it on a large and small scale. Liquefied natural gas (LNG) is an appropriate option available for large scale transportation of natural gas, while compressed natural gas (CNG) is used for small scale transportation. However, CNG has some disadvantages over the other available alternative way to store natural gas. Past research shows that CNG is not much economical for medium scale transportation. CNG also has inherent safety concerns due to transporting the highly pressurized gas on board. Natural gas hydrate (NGH) can be an optimistic source to store and transport natural gas.