CHMA10H3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Clathrate Hydrate, Methane Clathrate, Fishing Trawler
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Carbon compounds- chapter 4 clathrate molecular container (ex; water) that holds to small molecules (ex; methane); bottom of range of oceans. In november 2000, the fishing trawler ocean selector pulled up a catch from depth of. 800m off canada"s west coast- 1 tonne of large hissing ice. Swapping guests: replacement reaction can be used to monitor spectroscopy, can kick other molecules (methane; other alkanes) from clathrate structures. With properties: equal in size, similar interactions with host, spectroscopy can determine whether something is inside/outside the structure. Fishing for solutions to pipeline clathrate plugs: antifreeze protein produced by the winter flounder is effect at preventing both formation and growth of methane hydrate crystals in lab. Tests: can cause blockage in pipelines; case serious problems with oil supply, arctic char doesn"t freeze in cold water; has antifreeze protein that deters the size of crystal formation.
