The hydrate phase equilibrium behaviors of tetrahydrofuran (THF) + CH 4 , THF + CO 2 , CH 4 + CO 2 , and THF + CO 2 + CH 4 were investigated over wide ranges of temperature, pressure, and concentration. The dissociation conditions of THF + CH 4 and THF + CO 2 hydrates were shifted to lower pressures and higher temperatures from the dissociation boundaries of pure CH 4 and pure CO 2 hydrates. X-ray diffraction results revealed that the CH 4 + CO 2 and THF + CO 2 + CH 4 hydrates prepared from a CH 4 /CO 2 (50:50) gas mixture formed structure I and II clathrate hydrates, respectively. Raman measurements provided detailed information regarding the cage occupancy of CH 4 and CO 2 molecules encaged in the hydrate frameworks. For the CH 4 + CO 2 hydrates, the concentrations of CO 2 in the hydrate phase were higher than those in the vapor phase. In contrast, for the THF + CO 2 + CH 4 hydrates, the concentrations of CO 2 in the hydrate phase were lower than those in the vapor phase.
Easy come, easy go: Hydroquinone forms a channel structure of cages with hydrogen-bonded hexagons. These may provide an ideal route for the fast inclusion and facile release of hydrogen molecules (see figure), which can lead to reversible hydrogen storage under mild conditions.
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