Copolymer Based on Polyglycerol-Acrylate-Lactate as Potential Water Viscosifier and Surfactant for Enhanced Oil Recovery
Polymer and surfactant flooding are widely applied processes in enhanced oil recovery (EOR) in which viscous polymers or surfactants aqueous solutions are introduced in oil reservoirs to rise the recovery of the remaining oil. In this regard, one of the challenges of EOR practices is the use of effi...
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| author | M. P. Amaya-Gómez L. M. Sanabria-Rivas A. M. Díaz-Lasprilla C. Ardila-Suárez R. H. Castro-García H. I. Quintero-Pérez G. E. Ramírez-Caballero |
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| description | Polymer and surfactant flooding are widely applied processes in enhanced oil recovery (EOR) in which viscous polymers or surfactants aqueous solutions are introduced in oil reservoirs to rise the recovery of the remaining oil. In this regard, one of the challenges of EOR practices is the use of efficient but low-cost viscosifier and surfactant polymers. This work is aimed at synthesizing a polyglycerol derived from the biodegradable and nontoxic monomer, glycerol, and evaluating the effect of its copolymerization on rheological and interfacial properties, which were tested in water and brine for the former and in the water/oil system for the last properties. The copolymers were synthesized using a polyglycerol backbone, acrylic acid, lactic acid, and oleic acid. The chemical structure of copolymers was characterized by Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR), thermogravimetry (TG), and differential scanning calorimetry (DSC). The viscosity and the interfacial tension (IFT) of polymeric solutions were tested. Thus, the viscosity and surface performance of the prepared polymer solutions in distilled water and brine were analyzed according to the structure of the synthesized polymers. The results showed that the synthesized polymers modified water viscosity and surface tension between water and oil. The developed polymers could be candidates for applications in enhanced oil recovery and related applications. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-23b7085059904af69dbc45b56e26cc482025-02-03T01:01:23ZengWileyInternational Journal of Polymer Science1687-94221687-94302020-01-01202010.1155/2020/34646703464670Copolymer Based on Polyglycerol-Acrylate-Lactate as Potential Water Viscosifier and Surfactant for Enhanced Oil RecoveryM. P. Amaya-Gómez0L. M. Sanabria-Rivas1A. M. Díaz-Lasprilla2C. Ardila-Suárez3R. H. Castro-García4H. I. Quintero-Pérez5G. E. Ramírez-Caballero6Grupo de Investigación en Polímeros, ColombiaGrupo de Investigación en Polímeros, ColombiaGrupo de Investigación en Polímeros, ColombiaGrupo de Investigación en Polímeros, ColombiaEcopetrol S.A.-Centro de Innovación y Tecnología (ICP), A.A. 4185. km. 7 vía Piedecuesta (Santander), ColombiaEcopetrol S.A.-Centro de Innovación y Tecnología (ICP), A.A. 4185. km. 7 vía Piedecuesta (Santander), ColombiaGrupo de Investigación en Polímeros, ColombiaPolymer and surfactant flooding are widely applied processes in enhanced oil recovery (EOR) in which viscous polymers or surfactants aqueous solutions are introduced in oil reservoirs to rise the recovery of the remaining oil. In this regard, one of the challenges of EOR practices is the use of efficient but low-cost viscosifier and surfactant polymers. This work is aimed at synthesizing a polyglycerol derived from the biodegradable and nontoxic monomer, glycerol, and evaluating the effect of its copolymerization on rheological and interfacial properties, which were tested in water and brine for the former and in the water/oil system for the last properties. The copolymers were synthesized using a polyglycerol backbone, acrylic acid, lactic acid, and oleic acid. The chemical structure of copolymers was characterized by Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR), thermogravimetry (TG), and differential scanning calorimetry (DSC). The viscosity and the interfacial tension (IFT) of polymeric solutions were tested. Thus, the viscosity and surface performance of the prepared polymer solutions in distilled water and brine were analyzed according to the structure of the synthesized polymers. The results showed that the synthesized polymers modified water viscosity and surface tension between water and oil. The developed polymers could be candidates for applications in enhanced oil recovery and related applications.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2020/3464670 |
| spellingShingle | M. P. Amaya-Gómez L. M. Sanabria-Rivas A. M. Díaz-Lasprilla C. Ardila-Suárez R. H. Castro-García H. I. Quintero-Pérez G. E. Ramírez-Caballero Copolymer Based on Polyglycerol-Acrylate-Lactate as Potential Water Viscosifier and Surfactant for Enhanced Oil Recovery International Journal of Polymer Science |
| title | Copolymer Based on Polyglycerol-Acrylate-Lactate as Potential Water Viscosifier and Surfactant for Enhanced Oil Recovery |
| title_full | Copolymer Based on Polyglycerol-Acrylate-Lactate as Potential Water Viscosifier and Surfactant for Enhanced Oil Recovery |
| title_fullStr | Copolymer Based on Polyglycerol-Acrylate-Lactate as Potential Water Viscosifier and Surfactant for Enhanced Oil Recovery |
| title_full_unstemmed | Copolymer Based on Polyglycerol-Acrylate-Lactate as Potential Water Viscosifier and Surfactant for Enhanced Oil Recovery |
| title_short | Copolymer Based on Polyglycerol-Acrylate-Lactate as Potential Water Viscosifier and Surfactant for Enhanced Oil Recovery |
| title_sort | copolymer based on polyglycerol acrylate lactate as potential water viscosifier and surfactant for enhanced oil recovery |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2020/3464670 |
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