These are the chemicals can be added which thermodynamically as well as kinetically inhibit hydrate formation.
There are fundamentally two types of hydrate inhibitors
- Low-Dose Hydrate Inhibitors (LDHI)
- Thermodynamic hydrate inhibitors (THI’s)
LDHI are further classified as
- Kinetic hydrate inhibitors (KHIs)
- Anti-Agglomerants (AAs)
Product Category
- Buffered MEG
- MEG / Water Hydrate Application
- Gas Odorant
- Combination of Kinetic & thermodynamic HI
Applications
- Reduces the hydrate formation chances
- Reduced the pipeline pressure and avoid the plugging of flowlines
- Avoid the damage of downstream equipments by avoiding gas hydrates
- Increases the gas throughput
