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Synthesis and solution properties of novel comb-shaped acrylamide copolymers

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An amphiphilic macro-monomer of allyl polyoxyethylene-12 ether with butyl-end group (AE12B) was synthesized, and its chemical structure was characterized. AE12B and the other two macro-monomers with different hydrophobic and hydrophilic groups were copolymerized with acrylamide to prepare the novel comb-shaped acrylamide copolymer (CPAM) through aqueous free radical polymerization. The solution properties of CPAM with different side-chain lengths were studied and compared with those of partially hydrolyzed polyacrylamide (HPAM). The experimental results show that the obtained CPAM, compared to HPAM, exhibited a dramatic enhancement in the heat- and salt-resistant properties. In addition, the increase of the side-chain length and the amount of hydrophobic groups in the side-chain improved the thickening properties of CPAM solution under high temperature and high mineralization conditions. Among the investigated macro-monomers, AE12B was optimized for the enhanced thickening properties of the CPAM solution.

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The authors wish to acknowledge the financial support from the China Postdoctoral Science Foundation Project (20080440602).

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  1. Shanghai Research Institute of Petrochemical Technology, SINOPEC, Shanghai, 201208, China

    Chengjun Zhou, Weimin Yang, Wenle Zhou & Yanmin Xia

  2. School of Renewable Natural Resources, Louisiana State University Agricultural Center, Baton Rouge, LA, 70803, USA

    Chengjun Zhou & Qinglin Wu

  3. Department of Chemical Engineering, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX, 79409, USA

    Ziniu Yu

  4. School of Materials Science and Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai, 200237, China

    Zhewen Han

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Zhou, C., Yang, W., Yu, Z. et al. Synthesis and solution properties of novel comb-shaped acrylamide copolymers. Polym. Bull. 66, 407–417 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00289-010-0360-4

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