Methane Hydrate Formation in Hollow ZIF-8 Nanoparticles for Improved Methane Storage Capacity

Methane hydrate has been extensively studied as a potential medium for natural gas storage and transportation. Due to their high specific surface area, tunable porous structure, chemistry, metal–organic frameworks are ideal materials exhibit the catalytic effect formation process of hydrate. In this paper, hollow ZIF-8 nanoparticles synthesized using hard template method. The used in adsorption methane process. pre-adsorbed water mass on capacity rate is investigated. wet, augmented with an increase ratio dry, (RW), maximum RW 1.2 can reach 20.72 mmol/g at 275 K 8.57 MPa. With decrease RW, exhibits shortened induction time accelerated growth rate. further demonstrated enthalpy generation reaction. This work provides promising alternative material storage.