Prediction of CH4 and CO2 hydrate phase equilibrium and cage occupancy from ab initio intermolecular potentials

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Presented is an improved model for the prediction of phase equilibria and cage occupancy of CH4 and CO2 hydrate in aqueous systems. Different from most hydrate models that employ Kihara potential or Lennard-Jones potential with parameters derived from experimental phase equilibrium data of hydrates, we use atomic site-site potentials to account for the angle-dependent molecular interactions with parameters directly from ab initio calculation results. Because of this treatment, our model can predict the phase equilibria of CH4 hydrate and CO2 hydrate in binary systems over a wide temperature-pressure range (from 243 318 K, and from 10 3000 bar for CH4 hydrate; from 253 293 K, and from 5 2000 bar for CO2 hydrate) with accuracy close to experiment. The average deviation of this model from experimental data is less than 3% in pressures for a given temperature. This accuracy is similar to previous models for pressures below 500 bar, but is more accurate than previous models at higher pressures. This model is also capable of predicting the cage occupancy and hydration number for CH4 hydrate and CO2 hydrate without fitting any experimental data. The success of this study validates the predictability of ab initio intermolecular potentials for thermodynamic properties.

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