一种核-壳缔合聚合物的高效驱油特性研究

油田产出水直接配注聚合物是聚合物驱的发展趋势和必然,基于提升聚合物在产出水中的综合驱油性能的多级结构和超分子效应的思路,以聚酰胺-胺改性并功能化的纳米二氧化硅为核,甲基-N,N-二辛基丙烯酰胺为疏水单体制备水溶性核-壳形缔合聚合物SHPAM;IR、~1H NMR、SEM和TEM表征SHPAM的结构。SHPAM的核-壳结构及疏水基团的缔合效应协同增强高矿化度产出水配制聚合物溶液的增黏性、抗剪切性及长期稳定性能,SHPAM的零剪切黏度是梳形聚合物(KYPAM)的60倍。SHPAM比KYPAM少500 mg·L~(-1),SHPAM有更强的流度控制性能,对岩心渗透率有良好的兼容性;水驱至含水率98%,0.30 PV的SHPAM驱(浓度1500 mg·L~(-1))提高原油采收率达25%。结果表明产出水配注SHPAM表现高效的驱油效率。     

耐温抗盐驱油聚合物溶液黏弹性

对3种不同结构类型的耐温抗盐驱油聚合物〔高分子量聚丙烯酰胺(HPAM)、磺化聚丙烯酰胺(S-HPAM)和疏水缔合聚丙烯酰胺(A-HPAM)〕的溶液黏弹性能进行了研究。在温度85℃下,通过稳态剪切和动态剪切试验,考察了质量浓度和矿化度对聚合物溶液黏弹性的影响。结果表明,随剪切速率增加,溶液表观黏度逐渐降低。质量浓度越高,溶液的储能模量(G')和损耗模量(G″)越大。由动态剪切实验数据,计算得到第一法向应力差(N1)。随质量浓度增加,聚合物溶液的N1逐渐增大;随矿化度增加,聚合物溶液的N1出现不同盐敏感区域,说明不同结构类型的驱油聚合物溶液对矿化度的弹性响应不同。研究结果为高温高盐油藏聚合物驱剂的选择及开发提供了理论参考。     

Zeta电位和界面膜强度对水包油乳状液稳定性影响

通过对表面活性剂、聚合物溶液和煤油体系油水界面剪切黏度和油珠的Zeta电位的测定,考察了界面膜强度和Zeta电位对水包油乳状液稳定性的影响。在煤油、表面活性剂、聚合物聚丙烯酰胺(3530S)或其氧化降解聚合物体系中,含有3530S时,界面膜强度值最大,最大值大于0.10 mN/m,Zeta电位为-18.4 mV,绝对值最大,乳状液最稳定。结果表明,油水界面膜强度和油珠表面的Zeta电位对水包油乳状液稳定性影响较大。界面膜强度和Zeta电位绝对值较大时,乳状液最稳定;当界面膜强度相差不大时,Zeta电位绝对值大的乳状液较稳定,此时双电层对乳状液稳定性起主要作用;当Zeta电位相差不大时,界面膜强度大的乳状液较稳定,此时界面膜强度对乳状液稳定性起主要作用。研究还表明,机械或氧化降解后的聚合物体系,界面剪切黏度和Zeta电位绝对值变小,乳状液稳定性变差。     

梳形抗盐聚合物在聚合物驱油中的应用

三次采油技术已成为我国提高原油采收率的主要措施之一。研制新型高效驱油用聚合物是降低成本,提高采油量的关键。目前国内外研制的新型高效驱油用聚合物主要为两性聚合物、耐温耐盐单体共聚物、疏水缔合聚合物、复合(或多元组合)型聚合物、共混聚合物和梳形聚合物等。     

黏弹性聚合物溶液在突扩孔道内的流动特性

采用上随体Maxwell本构方程,描述油藏条件下以第一法向应力差为主要特征的聚合物溶液的流变性.利用有限体积法对黏弹性聚合物溶液在突扩孔道内的流动特征进行数值模拟.绘制了流函数和速度的等值线图.研究了黏弹性的变化对微观波及效率的影响.数值模拟结果表明,聚合物溶液的黏弹性是影响波及效率的主要因素.凹角处的流动区域随着弹性的增加在不断增大,因此滞留区域不断减小,微观波及效率不断增大.具有黏弹特性的聚合物溶液相比于纯黏性的牛顿流体更利于提高驱油效率.这一结论有助于驱油工业上聚合物溶液的设计和优选.     

不同类型聚合物溶液对采油残余油的作用机理研究

通过实验测定了HPAM溶液和黄原胶溶液的流变性、在多孔介质中的流变性和残余阻力系数 ,计算了衰竭层效应 .用不同的浓度和注入速度进行了驱油实验 .提出聚合物分子缠结作用的增强不仅引起表观粘度增加或衰竭层厚度降低 ,而且使平行于油水界面的拉动残余油的力增加 ,从而使残余油饱和度降低 ,采收率提高 .随浓度增加 ,HPAM溶液的表观粘度和残余阻力系数增加 ,衰竭层厚度减小 ;黄原胶溶液的浓度高于缠结浓度时 ,衰竭层厚度和表观粘度变化不大 .注入速度增加时 ,两种聚合物溶液的衰竭层厚度均降低 ,HPAM溶液的残余阻力系数不变 ,粘弹性增加 ;而黄原胶溶液的残余阻力系数下降 .不同浓度和注入速度情况下两种聚合物溶液的驱油结果证实了文中提出的聚合物分子缠结作用和衰竭层效应对残余油的作用机理 .分子结构的不同是造成两种聚合物溶液在多孔介质中渗流规律和对残余油作用机理的差别的根本原因 .     

几种聚合物降黏剂制备及其降黏效果评价

针对特超稠油流动性差、开采难度大的问题，以马来酸酐、C12～18不饱和酸、丙烯酰胺和苯乙烯为原料合成了油溶性聚合物降黏剂MAOS、MAS和两亲型聚合物降黏剂TEO9AS、C18AA,采用红外光谱对其结构进行了表征，比较了聚合物的降凝、降黏性能，测试了两亲聚合物的表面活性。实验结果表明：聚合物TEO9AS的临界胶束浓度为0.1g/L,γ_CMC为29.54 mN/m,当溶液达到0.03%(w)时界面张力可达到10^-1 mN/m数量级；单独的油溶性聚合物和两亲型聚合物均具有较好降凝和降黏效果，油溶性聚合物加量越大，黏度越低。在加量为0.5%时，含有MAS和MAOS的稠油黏度分别为24353 mPa·s和44744 mPa·s,降黏率分别为91.00%和83.47%,两亲型聚合物TEO9AS的降黏率为80.22%。聚合物降黏剂与碱复配后可以大幅降低稠油黏度，尤其是两亲型聚合物TEO9AS与0.8%碱复合时黏度达到206 mPa·s,降黏率达到99.99%。表明两亲型聚合物与碱的混合具有很好的降黏协同效果，这一技术的开发为稠油常温开采提供了技术支撑。     

疏水基含量和微嵌段长度对缔合聚合物溶液弹性的影响

研究了疏水基含量和微嵌段长度对缔合聚合物,聚(丙烯酰胺-丙烯酸钠-十六烷基二甲基烯丙基氯化铵)[P(AM-NaAA-C16DMAAC)],弹性行为的影响规律。研究结果表明,对于结构类似且具有相近零剪切粘度的缔合聚合物,疏水基含量越高,聚合物分子链间形成稠密网络结构的疏水缔合能力越强,其第一法向应力差N1越大,N1出现拐点处对应剪切速率越小,缔合聚合物溶液弹性越好;并且缔合聚合物溶液的弹性随着疏水微嵌段长度的增加先增加后降低,存在最佳微嵌段长度。因此,可以通过调整分子结构有效改变缔合聚合物溶液的弹性行为。     

Effect of metal ions on the viscosity of polyacrylamide solution and the mechanism of viscosity degradation

聚丙烯酰胺( HPAM)是油田常用的驱油聚合物,用油田污水配制HPAM溶液易导致其黏度明显降低,影响驱油效果.依据埕东油田污水实测的各种金属阳离子含量来配制HPAM溶液,测得各金属阳离子对其黏度影响由大到小的顺序为:Na+ ＞Fe2+ ＞Ca2+ ＞K+＞ Mg2+;通过红外光谱和扫描电镜分析金属阳离子导致HPAM溶液降黏的机理,Na+、K+、Ca2+、Mg2+主要是通过与HPAM链上的羧酸根阴离子静电引力相互作用,降低HPAM分子表面原有的电荷密度,造成分子链卷曲,同时减弱了极性基团的溶剂化能力,释放大量的“束缚水”,从而使黏度显著降低;Fe2+离子主要是与水中溶解氧共同作用,引发自由基反应,导致HPAM骨架水解断裂,致使黏度显著降低.     

高温高矿化度条件下驱油剂中聚合物分子结构形态及其在中低渗油层中的渗流特性

利用动态光散射(DLS)、电镜扫描(SEM)和岩心驱替实验等方法, 对高温高矿化度条件下聚合物溶液和“聚合 物/表面活性剂”二元复合驱油体系中聚合物分子线团尺寸及其影响因素和在中低渗油藏环境下的渗流特性进行了实验研究, 并对其渗流规律进行了机理分析. 结果表明, 在高温高矿化度条件下, 随聚合物浓度增加, 聚合物溶液和“聚合物/表面活性剂”二元复合驱油体系中聚合物分子线团尺寸D_h都呈现“先增大后减小”的变化规律. 非离子型表面活性剂以胶束聚集体形式吸附在聚合物分子链上, 造成二元复合驱油体系中聚合物分子线团尺寸D_h大于聚合物溶液. 在溶剂水矿化度较高和岩心渗透率较低条件下, 后续注入水的冲刷和稀释作用造成岩心内滞留聚合物浓度降低, 聚合物分子线团尺寸D_h增加, 最终导致聚合物溶液和“聚合物/表面活性剂”复合体系的残余阻力系数大于阻力系数.     

Comb-shaped polymers as effective flow modifiers for thermoplastic polymers

Peculiarities of the rheological properties of blends composed of thermoplastic polymer and polyacrylates are studied. The comparison of blends containing comb-shaped polymers of differing side-chain lengths shows that the flow mechanism changes with shortening side-group length. This leads to higher viscosity and elasticity of the combshaped component and, at the same time, results in the dramatic decrease in the blend viscosity, even at combshaped additive low content.     

Self-assembly of hydrophobic associating polyacrylamide prepared by aqueous dispersion polymerization

Abstract

Hydrophobic associating polyacrylamide (PDH) was prepared via aqueous dispersion polymerization in the presence of ammonium sulfate. In order to dissolve the polymer at high salt solution concentration, a hydrophobic precursor monomer with two cationic heads was synthesized. Upon polymerization, spherical PDH polymer particles were obtained with an average size of about 9.1?µm. The PDH was fully dispersed in water in twenty seconds, leading to a transparent gel. PDH demonstrated superior properties compared to the partially hydrolyzed polyacrylamide, for instance, regarding salt tolerance and shear resistance. Addition of a small amount of an anionic surfactant significantly affected the PDH dispersion viscosity due to the formation of mixed micelles. The viscosity slightly decreased after strong shearing (>500?s^?1), showing excellent shear resistance. These features indicate that the synthesized PDH offers a great potential for application in hydraulic fracturing and enhanced oil recovery.     

Liquid-crystalline polymer systems: From the past to the present

In the first part of this review, in a brief historical perspective, we consider the evolution of the scientific activity of Nikolai Al’fredovich Platé, Academician of the Russian Academy of Sciences: from grafted polymer systems to comb-shaped and liquid-crystalline polymers. The main biographical data on Platé are related to his scientific work at Moscow State University, and his research-development strategy to create and study of LC polymers with comb-shaped structure is considered. The second part of the article is devoted to discussion of scientific directions in this area that were developed in the last five years at the Laboratory of Chemical Transformations of Polymers, where Platé started his scientific activity. Special attention is paid to the research data on photochromic liquid-crystal polymers and composites. A concept of the preparation of multifunctional comb-shaped LC polymers containing mesogenic, photochromic, and chiral groups, as well as functional (crown ether) fragments, is presented. The photo-orientational processes occurring in photochromic LC polymers, which were used to prepare “command” surfaces and photo-orientators, are considered in detail. The preparation of a new class of photochromic polyamides with azobenzene, cinnamoyl and coumarin groups, which have been proposed for the obtaining of polymer films with latent data recording, is described. The phase behaviors and photo-optical properties of synthesized photochromic triple LC block copolymers are reported. Examples of holograms based on cholesteric LC blends, which allow double recording on the same polymer film, are presented. The results of investigations of light-controlled cholesteric polymer-stabilized LC networks with crown ether fragments in the compositions of macromolecules that are able to form complexes with metal ions are presented. The methods of preparation of photocontrolled and electrically controlled polymer LC nanocomposites with nanoparticles, as well as research data on their photo-optical properties, are considered.     

具有光导性的磁性高分子微球——反应性铁酞菁与苯乙烯共聚

合成出了带有反应性基团的铁酞菁单体 ,并实现了与苯乙烯单体在磁流体存在下的分散聚合而得磁性高分子微球 .研究了微球结构、组成 ,测定了其磁响应性和光导性     

Die swell ratio of polystyrene melt from an electro‐magnetized capillary die in an extrusion rheometer: effects of barrel diameter,shear rate and die temperature

A constant shear‐rate extrusion rheometer with an electro‐magnetized capillary die was utilized to investigate die swell behavior and flow properties of a polystyrene melt as the application of an electro‐magnetic field to the capillary die was relatively novel in polymer processing. The test conditions such as magnetic flux density, barrel diameter, extrusion rate and die temperature were studied. The results suggest that the maximum swelling of the polystyrene melt with application of the electro‐magnetic field could be enhanced up to 2.6 times (260%) whereas that without the electro‐magnetic field was 1.9 times (190%). The barrel diameter of 30 mm was found to be a critical value in the case of the die swell ratio and flow properties of the polystyrene melt were significantly affected by the magnetic flux density. This involved the number and angle of magnetic flux lines around the barrel part. Under the electro‐magnetic field, there were two mechanical forces influencing the die swell ratio and the flow properties; magnetic torque and shearing force. The die swell at wall shear rates less than 11.2 sec^?1 was caused by the magnetic torque, whereas at higher wall shear rates it was dependent on the shearing force. For a given magnetic flux density, the maximum increase in the die swell ratio as a result of the magnetic torque was calculated to be approximately 20%. Increasing the die temperature from 180 to 200°C reduced the overall die swell ratio and suppressed the effect of the magnetic flux density. Copyright © 2004 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Flow behaviors of a viscoelastic polymer solution at 3D micro pore-throat structure

Polymers are abundantly used in oil production industry, especially in enhanced oil recovery process. The underground oil reservoir is a kind of porous media where complex microscopic geometries lead to strong shearing and extensional components. This research focuses on a novel method used to investigate the flow behaviors of hydrolyzed polyacrylamide solution at a micro pore-throat structure with a comparison with Newtonian flow of water. For polymer solution, the flow velocimetry revealed the viscoelastic flow has two main characters compared with Newtonian fluid. First, the instability or non-linearity of polymer flows led to bending and distorted streamlines. The instability of the flow is mainly caused by the growth of high stress generated in the viscoelastic polymer fluid as it accelerates and decelerates into and out from the narrow throat, respectively speaking. The second character is the back-streams at the outlet of the throat.     

Rheology of a thermotropic polyester in the nematic and isotropic states

The rheological properties of a thermotropic polyester were determined in the nematic and isotropic states. In the isotropic state, the viscosity is almost constant and the polymer is only slightly elastic. The nematic phase has a lower viscosity than the isotropic, except at low frequencies or shear rates, where the viscosity increases as though the polymer had a yield stress. There is a marked dependence of the rheology on shear history. The effects of shearing can be erased by returning the material first to the isotropic state and then back to the nematic state. The results are discussed with reference to analogous observations in small-molecule liquid crystals and in thermotropic aromatic co-polyesters.     

Phase stabilisation of blue-phase liquid crystals using a polymerisable chiral additive

We report a novel polymer stabilisation of blue phase by a chiral agent itself without additional reactive monomers. In this way, the structural difference in phase stabilisation gives rise to novel electro-optic properties such as the hysteresis-free with low-operating voltages. The number of constituents in polymer-stabilised blue-phase mixture is reduced and the polymer network more directly engages the structure of the blue phase, so that the hysteresis is free with less contamination for liquid crystals to be rearranged by electric fields. Also, relatively low operating voltage is achieved because the chiral pitch becomes longer owing to the chiral agent becoming polymerised. This result would open up an innovative way from a material perspective on stabilisation of blue-phase liquid crystals.     

Shear field modification of strongly flocculated suspensions — Aggregate morphology

Rheological and microscopical studies have been made to elucidate the effects of shear fields on the morphology of concentrated, aggregated model colloids. The models employed are well-characterised, predominantly chargestabilised polymer latices, coagulated by the addition of excess electrolyte. Continuous shear rheological and viscoelastic measurements indicate a very significant decrease in shear yield stress, apparent viscosity and shear modulus following prolonged shearing.Electron microscopy reveals the source of these changes. Freshly coagulated suspensions form networks that are porous, strong and qualitatively similar to simulated structures for diffusion limited aggregation. Following protracted shearing, the network structure is rearranged to yield discrete, tightly packed aggregates with a characteristic size, which is principally a function of the primary particle size.