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A novel twin-tailed hydrophobically associating copolymer: synthesis, characterization and solution properties

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Novel twin-tailed hydrophobically associating copolymers (DDSPAM) were prepared by micellar copolymerization of acrylamide (AM) and sodium vinylsulfonate with N,N-didecyl-N-methyl-N-(4-vinylbenzyl)ammonium chloride in an aqueous solution. The structure and composition of DDSPAM were characterized by 1H-NMR and elemental analysis. While the molecular weights of the copolymers were obtained via static light scattering, the hydrodynamic radius of aggregates was investigated using dynamic light scattering. The critical micellar concentration cmc and γ cmc values of DDSPAM were measured using fluorescence and later correlated with the values obtained from surface tension measurements. In addition, the viscosity stability studies of DDSPAM and hydrolyzed polyacrylamide (HPAM) revealed that DDSPAM, with twin tails of hydrophobic groups, exhibited better salt tolerance as well as temperature resistance compared to HPAM.

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The authors gratefully acknowledge the financial support from Major Research of Science and Technology, China (Grant No. 2011ZX05024-004-08) and National Basic Research Program of China (973 Program, 2009CB930103).

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  1. School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shandong University, Jinan, 250100, Shandong, People’s Republic of China

    Wei Kuang, Bo Wu & Yebang Tan

  2. Technology Research Department, CNOOC Research Center, State Key Laboratory of Offshore Oil Exploitation, Beijing, 100027, People’s Republic of China

    Jian Zhang & Ruyin Li

  3. School of Chemistry and Pharmaceutical Engineering, Shandong Polytechnic University, Jinan, 250353, People’s Republic of China

    Wei Kuang

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Kuang, W., Zhang, J., Li, R. et al. A novel twin-tailed hydrophobically associating copolymer: synthesis, characterization and solution properties. Polym. Bull. 70, 3547–3562 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00289-013-1039-4

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