A new study of associating inhomogeneous fluids with classical density functional theory

ABSTRACT

A new density functional for the study of associating inhomogeneous fluids based on Wertheim's first-order thermodynamic perturbation theory is presented and compared to the most currently used associating density functionals. This functional is developed using the weighted density approximation in the range of association of hard spheres. We implement this functional within the framework of classical density functional theory together with modified fundamental measure theory to account for volume exclusion of hard spheres. This approach is tested against molecular simulations from literature of pure associating hard spheres and mixtures of non-associationg and associating hard spheres with different number of bonding sites close to a hard uniform wall. Furthermore, we compare and review our results with the performance of associating functionals from literature, one based on fundamental measure theory and the inhomogeneous version of Wertheim's perturbation theory. Results obtained with classical DFT and the three functionals show excellent agreement with molecular simulations in systems with one hard wall. For the cases of small pores where only one or two layers of fluid are allowed discrepancies between results with classical DFT and molecular simulations were found.     

Synthesis and comparative solution properties of single‐, twin‐, and triple‐tailed associating ionic polymers based on diallylammonium salts

The cycloterpolymerizations of single‐, twin‐, and triple‐tailed hydrophobes with hydrophilic monomer N,N‐diallyl‐N‐carboethoxymethylammonium chloride and sulfur dioxide afforded a series of cationic polyelectrolytes (CPEs) in excellent yields. These CPEs, upon the acidic hydrolysis of the pendent ester groups, gave the corresponding pH‐responsive cationic acid salts, which, upon a treatment with sodium hydroxide, were converted to polybetaines (PBs), anionic polyelectrolytes (APEs), and PB/APE polymers containing various proportions of zwitterionic (PB) and anionic fractions (APE) in the polymer chain. At a shear rate of 0.36 s⁻¹ at 30 °C, salt‐free water solutions of the CPEs (2 g/dL) containing 8, 4, and 2.67 mol % of the single‐, twin‐, and triple‐tailed hydrophobes (all having 8 mol % octyloxy tails) had apparent viscosity values of 70, 2800, and 396,000 cps, respectively. The PB/APE polymer with a ratio of 33:67 for the zwitterionic and anionic fractions in the polymer chain gave the highest viscosity value. The superior viscosity behavior of the polymers containing the triple‐tailed hydrophobe was attributed to the blocky nature of the comonomer. © 2006 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Polym Sci Part A: Polym Chem 44: 5480–5494, 2006     

PABA疏水缔合水溶性共聚物溶液的合成与性能研究

本文根据高分子的分子设计原理，合成了带苯基的疏水单体N－苯基对正丁基丙烯酰胺（BBAM）。采用自由基胶束共聚的方法制备了水溶性丙烯胺／N－苯基对正丁基丙烯酰胺（BBAM）疏水缔合型共聚物（PABA）。研究了共聚物溶液的性能及影响因素。结果表明，随共聚物溶液浓度的增加，在临界缔合浓度以上，分子间缔合大量形成，水溶液表现粘度迅速增加，表现出明显的疏水缔合行为，与HPAM相比有优异的抗盐性。     

水溶性高聚物的研究进展

自八十年代初，水溶性高聚物再次成为高分子科学研究热点，评述了水溶性高聚物，特别是疏水缔合型改性水溶性高聚物的最新进展。     

Influence of hydrophobe content on the solution rheology of hydrophobically modified terpolymer of SO2, N,N-diallyl-N-carboethoxymethylammonium chloride

Rheological properties of hydrophobically modified copolymer of SO₂, N,N-diallyl-N-carboethoxymethylammonium chloride and the hydrophobic monomer N,N-diallyl-N-octadecylammonium chloride were studied. The influence of hydrophobe content (HP) and polymer concentration was investigated. Polymers with HP content in the range 1.5-5% were examined and the concentration was varied in the range 2-5 wt%. Both dynamic and steady-shear experiments were performed in ARES rheometer. Copolymers were observed to exhibit typical viscoelastic behavior even with low HP content. Both the dynamic viscosity, η′ and storage modulus, G′, increase with the increase of both the polymer concentration and the HP content of the system. The viscosity of the high HP content polymer showed a strong shear dependency, while G′ was a weak function of frequency and gel-like behavior was observed. The zero-shear viscosity, η₀, showed a strong concentration dependency (η₀ ∼ ?^α; 1.1 < α < 5.9). The concentration dependency of η₀ suggests that intermolecular association is dominant in the high HP content polymer. Control of the HP content and polymer concentration of this class of polymers can lead to a wide range of interesting rheological properties.     

环糊精包结作用下水溶液共聚合制备疏水改性阳离子聚丙烯酰胺及其絮凝效果研究

在水溶液中制备了甲基环糊精(Me-β-CD)/疏水单体2-苯氧乙基丙烯酸酯(POEA)的包结物(1a)。利用紫外-可见光谱及核磁共振波谱等检测手段研究了Me-β-CD与POEA的包合作用,并对包合物的结构、性能进行了表征和分析。同时在水溶液中引发丙烯酰胺(AM)、阳离子单体丙烯酰氧乙基三甲基氯化铵(DAC)以及1a的均相共聚合得到疏水修饰的阳离子聚丙烯酰胺P(AM-DAC-POEA),实现了用绿色方法合成高效高分子絮凝剂的目的,并对该高分子对高岭土模拟污水的絮凝效果进行了考察。     

一种带疏水长链的水溶性偶氮引发剂的合成及端基疏水聚合物疏水缔合效应研究

以偶氮二异丁腈、十二胺为主要原料,通过Pinner反应制备了一种两端各带有12个碳烷基链的水溶性偶氮引发剂——2,2'-偶氮二异丁基十二脒盐酸盐AIBL.采用核磁氢谱、元素分析及液相色谱对AIBL进行了结构及纯度表征,采用TGA、DSC和紫外分光光度计研究了其热分解现象和热分解动力学,采用表面张力仪对其表面活性进行了测定.结果表明,所合成的引发剂AIBL具有预想的结构和较高的纯度,其热分解反应属于一级反应,热分解活化能为134.80 k J/mol,70℃下水中的半衰期约为4 h;AIBL在水溶液中具有表面活性,其临界胶束浓度为0.13 g/L,对应的表面张力为33.57 m N/m.以丙烯酰胺为单体、AIBL为引发剂制备了水溶性端基疏水聚合物SPAM.采用溴化法研究其转化率,应用乌氏黏度法、零切黏度法以及荧光探针对其缔合作用进行了研究.结果表明,AIBL具有良好的引发丙烯酰胺聚合的能力;相对于不带疏水长链的引发剂所合成的聚合物PAM,SPAM具有明显的疏水缔合效应,这说明AIBL成功地将疏水长链引入到聚合物的端基中,从而形成端基疏水聚合物.     

Preparation and solution properties of a novel cationic hydrophobically modified polyacrylamide for enhanced oil recovery

Abstract

A novel cationic water-soluble monomer allyldimethylisooctylammonium bromide (ADIAB) containing a short-chain alkane was synthesized successfully. This monomer was copolymerized with acrylamide and sodium acrylate to produce hydrophobically modified polyacrylamide (HMPAM) using solution polymerization without surfactants. The structures of monomer ADIAB and HMPAM were characterized with infrared spectroscopy and nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy. Influence of preparation condition on viscosities of products was studied. The aqueous solution viscosity of the terpolymer was also investigated as functions of concentration, temperature and salinity. The results showed that when the temperature exceeds the 60?°C and NaCl concentration exceeds about 2000?mg/L, the temperature and salt tolerance characters of terpolymer were demonstrated. The enhanced oil recovery tests were initially carried out using homogeneous sandpack models.     

Relationship Between the Polymer Structures and Destabilization of Polymer‐Containing Water‐in‐Oil Emulsions

The viscous properties, scanning electronic microscopy (SEM), and water/oil interfacial tension (IFT) of partially hydrolyzed polyacryamide (HPAM) and hydrophobically associating hydrolyzed polyacryamides modified with N‐dodecylacrylamide were studied with the objective of investigating the influence on destabilization of emulsions. As expected, the copolymers exhibit significant viscosity enhancing capacity and three‐dimensional network structures due to intermolecular hydrophobic associations, and also present high interfacial activities as the IFT decrease with increasing polymer concentration. As a result, the existences of copolymers increased both the viscosity of emulsions and the intensity of interfacial film, in which case slow down the diffusion of demulsifier molecules and enhance the stability of emulsions, finally, the separation of water from oil becomes more difficult.     

Effect of HAP on Stability and Plugging Property of LPFR Dispersion

To improve the stability and plugging property of low-solubility phenol formaldehyde resin (LPFR) in the injection water from Daqing Oilfield, hydrophobically associating polymers (HAP) as a stabilizing agent were used. The size and zeta potential of LPFR, LPFR/HAP molecule aggregates, and turbidity and plugging properties of LPFR dispersions were measured in deionized water, simulation water, and injection water, respectively. The results show that the hydrophobic grouping on the HAP molecule has a similar molecular structure as LPFR, and HAP and LPFR can form complex molecule aggregates in the injection water. The zeta potential of LPFR/HAP molecule aggregates is larger than that of LPFR molecule aggregates. Therefore, the repulsive force operating between LPFR/HAP complex molecule aggregates is increased. HAP enhances the stability of LPFR in the injection water and plugging property of LPFR dispersion in porous medium.