The commercial use of natural methane hydrate is hampered by several open questions that remain regarding hydrate formation. Here the authors comment on past interpretations and aim to provide a roadmap for developing a predictive theory of methane hydrate nucleation.

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关于甲烷水合物成核的开放性问题

天然甲烷水合物的商业用途受到几个关于水合物形成的悬而未决的问题的阻碍。在这里，作者评论了过去的解释，旨在为开发甲烷水合物成核的预测理论提供路线图。