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Synthesis and evaluation of a novel hydrophobically associating polymer based on acrylamide for enhanced oil recovery

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A novel polymerizable hydrophobic monomer 1-(4-dodecyloxy-phenyl)-propenone (DPP) was synthesized by esterification, Frise rearrangement and Williamson etherification; then, the obtained DPP was copolymerized with 2-(acrylamido)-dodecanesulfonic acid (AMC12S) and acrylamide (AM) initiated by a redox initiation system in an aqueous medium to enhance oil recovery (EOR). AM/AMC12S/DPP (PADP) was characterized by FT-IR 1H NMR spectroscopy, environmental scanning electron microscopy (ESEM), DSC-TG, fluorescent probe, core flood test, etc. Results of ESEM and fluorescent probe indicate that hydrophobic microdomains and associating three-dimensional networks were formed in the aqueous solution of PADP. Results of DSC-TG demonstrated that long carbon chains, aromatic groups and sulfonic groups were incorporated into the PADP polymer, which can lead to a significant increase of the rigidity of molecular chains. Performance evaluation of experiments showed superior properties in regard to temperature-tolerance, shear-tolerance and salt-tolerance. In the Sandpack Flooding Test, PADP brine solution showed a significant increase in EOR at 65°C because of its high thickening capability. All these features indicate that PADP has a potential application in EOR at harsh conditions.

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  1. School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Southwest Petroleum University, Xindu Avenue 8, Chengdu, 610500, China

    Jin-Sheng Sun, Wei-Chao Du & Bo-Bo Zhu

  2. Research Institute of Drilling Engineering, CNPC, Beiwu Country 23, Beijing, 100600, China

    Jin-Sheng Sun

  3. State Key Laboratory of Oil and Gas Reservoir Geology and Exploitation, Southwest Petroleum University, Xindu Avenue 8, Chengdu, 610500, China

    Xiao-Lin Pu

  4. Langfang Great Petro-Technologies, Venture Avenue 600, Langfang, 065001, China

    Zhuan-Zheng Zou

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Sun, JS., Du, WC., Pu, XL. et al. Synthesis and evaluation of a novel hydrophobically associating polymer based on acrylamide for enhanced oil recovery. Chem. Pap. 69, 1598–1607 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1515/chempap-2015-0185

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