Analyze the Potential of Gas Hydrates

DUBLIN, Ireland--(Business Wire)--
Research and Markets
(http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c85150) has announced the
addition of "Analyzing the Potential of Gas Hydrates" to their
offering.

A gas hydrate is a crystalline solid; its building blocks consist
of a gas molecule surrounded by a cage of water molecules. Thus it is
similar to ice, except that the crystalline structure is stabilized by
the guest gas molecule within the cage of water molecules. Many gases
have molecular sizes suitable to form hydrate, including such
naturally occurring gases as carbon dioxide, hydrogen sulfide, and
several low-carbon-number hydrocarbons, but most marine gas hydrates
that have been analyzed are methane hydrates.

Research analyzes this highly lucrative industry in its research
report - Analyzing the Potential of Gas Hydrates. The report begins
with a basic analysis of natural gas and goes on to analyze the
potential of hydrocarbons and gas hydrates. The compact structure of a
basic hydrate unit, how to look for hydrates at sea, role of the
Hydrate Stability Zone, environmental impact of gas hydrates, and
hazards associated with hydrates are all explored within this report.

Exploiting the resource of methane hydrates, understanding the
rock physics model, how methane is produced from gas hydrates and many
other points are covered in this report. The current gas hydrate
programs and budgets involving methane hydrate is also discussed.

With the growing demand for energy, gas hydrates have fast emerged
as an attractive option for this energy-hungry world. Analyzing the
Potential of Gas Hydrates is a step towards researching this industry.

Key Topics:

-- Executive Summary

-- Introduction to Natural Gas

-- What are Hydrocarbons?

-- Introduction to Gas Hydrates

-- Methane Hydrates - A Resource

-- Understanding the Rock Physics Model

-- How to Produce Methane from Gas Hydrates

-- Production of Natural Gas Hydrates

-- Analyzing the Global Carbon Cycle Role of Natural Gas Hydrates

-- Current Programs & Budgets Involving Methane Hydrate

-- Case Studies

-- Appendix

-- Glossary of Terms

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