We have identified the effects of solid surface (illite, nontronite, sphalerite, kaolinite) and electrolyte (NaCl, KCl, CaCl2, MgCl2) types on the formation of N2O hydrate in this study. The hydrate formation experiments were conducted by injecting N2O gas into the soil mineral suspensions with and without electrolytes in a 50mL pressurized vessel. The formation of N2O hydrate in aqueous electrolyte solutions was slower than that in deionized water. Ion charge and size were significant factors affecting N2O hydrate formation kinetic in electrolytes solutions. The addition of soil mineral suspensions accelerated the formation of N2O hydrate in the electrolyte solutions. Surface area and ionic strength of soil minerals highly influenced on formation kinetic of N2O hydrate. The hydrate formation times in the solid suspensions without electrolytes were very similar to that in the deionized water. The results obtained from this research could be indirectly applied to the fate of N2O sequestered into geological formations as well as its storage as a form of N2O hydrate.

Formation of nitrous oxide (N<sub>2</sub>O) hydrate in soil mineral suspensions with electrolytes

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Formation of nitrous oxide (N2O) hydrate in soil mineral suspensions with electrolytes

Formation of nitrous oxide (N₂O) hydrate in soil mineral suspensions with electrolytes