Mechanical and thermal properties of cryogels and foamed cryogels produced from aqueous solutions of poly(vinyl alcohol)

The effect of sodium chloride and technical-grade carbon (carbon black) on the mechanical and thermal properties of cryogels and foamed cryogels produced from homogeneous and heterogeneous (foamed) solutions of poly(vinyl alcohol) was studied.     

Production of foamed cryogels by chemical gas generation in an aqueous solution of poly(vinyl alcohol)

Foamed cryogels were produced using the gas liberated in a redox reaction in an aqueous solution of poly(vinyl alcohol). The kinetics of the gas-generating reaction was studied. The mechanical and thermal characteristics of the foamed cryogels obtained were determined.     

Effect of the Degree of Oil Biodegradation on the Crystallization of Methane Hydrate and Ice in Water-Oil Emulsions

To study the influence exerted by oxidized oil components on the nucleation and growth of gas hydrates the nucleation of methane hydrate and ice in 50 wt % emulsions of oil in native oil and two samples of the same oil subjected to biodegradation for 30 and 60 days (samples N, V30, and V60, respectively) were examined. In the course of measurements, the samples were cooled to–15°C at a constant rate of 0.14 deg min^–1 and then heated to the initial temperature. The initial methane pressure in the system was 15 MPa at 20°C. In the process, the temperatures were recorded at which heat effects corresponding to the formation of hydrate/ice and the melting of these. In the case of emulsion N, no exothermic effects were manifested in the cooling stage. In the heating stage, the endothermic effects of ice melting were found in half of the samples. No effects corresponding to the decomposition of the hydrate were observed. In experiment with V30 samples, the formation of the hydrate and ice was manifested as strong exothermic effects. Ice was formed in all the experiments, and the hydrate, only in 21% of the samples. Finally, in experiments with V60, ice and the hydrate were formed in 54 and 13% of cases, respectively. Their formation was manifested as weak exothermic effects in the cooling stage. Thus, it was demonstrated that the biodegradation level of oil samples affects the nucleation of methane hydrate and ice in emulsions formed on the basis of these samples.

     

Effect of reactor wall material on the nucleation of methane hydrate in water-in-oil emulsions

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Development of oil inclusions under the action of chemical reagents on the reservoir

Various conditions of formation of motionless closed hydrocarbon inclusions are considered: viscous instability of fluid displacement and inhomogeneous rock structure. Conditions of dynamic equilibrium of the inclusion in a water flow are given for one-dimensional and two-dimensional motion. Distributions of the oil content in inclusions of different shapes are numerically calculated. It is found that the amount of unrecovered oil depends on the ratio of the pressure gradients in the filtration flow of water pumped into the reservoir and the characteristic capillary pressure on the boundary of immiscible phases. It is demonstrated that the use of chemical reagents can substantially reduce the effect of capillary forces and promotes oil entrainment by the overall flow.     

Effect of temperature on thiocarbamide isomerization in concentrated aqueous solutions

The reaction of isomerization of thiocarbamide to ammonium thiocyanate in aqueous concentrated solutions at temperatures from 100 to 150°C was studied by UV and NMR spectroscopy, as well as by photocolorimetric and conductometric methods. The isomerization reaction rate constants, activation energy, and isomerization ratio were calculated.     

Structural Changes in Cellulose-Containing Materials in the Course of Mechanical Activation

The structure of cellulose-containing materials (powdered cellulose and rice husk) subjected to mechanochemical treatment was studied.