Epoxycyclopentane hydrate for sustainable hydrate-based energy storage: notable improvements in thermodynamic condition and storage capacity

Jiwoong Seol; Juwoon Park; Woongchul Shin

doi:10.1039/d0cc02195d

Epoxycyclopentane hydrate for sustainable hydrate-based energy storage: notable improvements in thermodynamic condition and storage capacity

Chem Commun (Camb). 2020 Jul 28;56(60):8368-8371. doi: 10.1039/d0cc02195d.

Authors

Jiwoong Seol¹, Juwoon Park², Woongchul Shin³

Affiliations

¹ Faculty of Liberal Education, Seoul National University, 1 Gwanak-ro, Gwanak-gu, Seoul 08826, Republic of Korea. seoljiwoong@snu.ac.kr.
² Naval & Energy System R&D Institute, Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Co., Ltd, Gyeonggi-do 15011, Republic of Korea.
³ Central Technology R&D Institute, Hyundai Oilbank Co., Ltd, Gyeonggi-do 16891, Republic of Korea.

PMID: 32495764
DOI: 10.1039/d0cc02195d

Abstract

We suggest epoxycyclopentane (ECP) as a novel guest compound for hydrate-based energy storage. All of the key properties of the ECP hydrate, including the thermodynamic stability, storage capacity, and formation condition, are notably superior to those of hydrates containing tetrahydrofuran (THF) and cyclopentane (CP), currently considered to be the most powerful promoters.