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Measurement of Ice-Binding Protein Inhibition of Non-ice Crystal Growth

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Ice Binding Proteins

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The kinetic hydrate inhibitor (KHI) was developed to prevent the formation of undesirable gas hydrate crystals in natural gas pipelines. Studies of antifreeze proteins (AFPs) are gaining attention in the natural gas research field due to their performance in crystal growth inhibition, excellent biodegradation, and low toxicity. Studies of AFPs may provide clues for developing future commercial KHIs used offshore. This chapter presents a simple method of evaluating AFP inhibitory performance as a KHI on tetrahydrofuran (THF) hydrate growth with a unidirectional growth apparatus.

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AFP types I and III are currently (2021) supplied by Nichirei Co., Japan, for testing and research purposes only.

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  1. Energy Process Research Institute, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan

    Michihiro Muraoka

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  1. Dept. of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Yeshiva University, New York, NY, USA

    Ran Drori

  2. Matériaux, Laboratoire Polymères, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausa, Lausanne, Switzerland

    Corey Stevens

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Muraoka, M. (2024). Measurement of Ice-Binding Protein Inhibition of Non-ice Crystal Growth. In: Drori, R., Stevens, C. (eds) Ice Binding Proteins. Methods in Molecular Biology, vol 2730. Humana, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-0716-3503-2_11

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