received by the International Bureau on 09 August 2017 (09.08.2017)

WE CLAIM:

1. A process for dissociation of natural gas hydrates in a reactor system using additive as hydrate dissociation promoter in the form of nanoparticles alone or in combination thereof said additives and/or promoters being in the range of 0.01 weight % to 5 weight % of the water, the process comprising:

i. injecting additives as hydrate dissociation promoters into the reactor system at a temperature ranging from 283-293 K;

ii. optionally depressurizing the reactor system of step (i) to pressures 50% to 75% below the hydrate equilibrium pressure;

iii. recovering of methane or natural gases from step (i) and (ii).

2. The process as claimed in claim 1, wherein said additives are with or without the loading of hydrogen bond modifiers.

3. The process as claimed in claim 2, wherein said hydrogen bond modifiers are selected from synthetic polymers and additives of inorganic or organic nature.

4. The process as claimed in claim 1, wherein said additives are selected from hydrophobic amino acids, zwitterionic compounds, silicone oils, polysaccharides, amines, amine oxides, phospholipids, sophorolipids, lipids in the form of liposomes, allyl phenol, terpineol, terpinyl acetate, hydrogen peroxide, ionic liquids, polysaccharides and hydrogen bond forming compounds

5. The process as claimed in claim 4, wherein the hydrophobic amino acids are selected from the group consisting of L-histidine and Glycine, Tyrosine, Tryptophan, Proline, Serine.

6. The process as claimed in claim 4, wherein the zwitterionic compounds are selected from the group consisting of betaines, bicine, tricine, trimethyl glycine, cocoamidopropyl betain

7. The process as claimed in claim 4, wherein the hydrogen bond forming compounds selected from hydroxyl propyl methyl cellulose, hydroxyl ethyl starch and pyrrole alone or in combinations thereof.

8. The process as claimed in claim 4, wherein polysaccharides are selected from the group consisting of guar gum, gum arabic, xanthan gum and gellan gum.

9. The process as claimed in claim 4, wherein said liposomes are in the form of nanoparticles and said liposome nanoparticles are used alone or in conjunction with capping agents which are pegged as hydrogen bond modifiers.

10. The process as claimed in claim 4, wherein liposomes are in the form of phospholipids and sophorolipids.

11. The process as claimed in claim 9, wherein said phospholipids are selected from the group consisting of l-stearoyl-2-oleoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphocholine, l-palmitoyl-2-oleoyl-sn-glycero-3- phosphocholine, l,2-dipalmitoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphocholine , L-a-phosphatidylcholine.

12. The process as claimed in claim 9, wherein said capping agents are selected from the group consisting of hydrophobic amino acids selected from histidine, tyrosine, threonine, tryptophan, proline, serine, glycine, zwitterionic compounds selected from trimethyl glycine, bicine, tricine, cocoamidopropyl betaine , polysaccharides selected from guar gum, gum arabic, xanthan gum, gellan gum.