Rheological Study on ATBS-AM Copolymer-Surfactant System in High-Temperature and High-Salinity Environment

Experimental studies were conducted to evaluate the rheological properties of surfactant-polymer (SP) system. This SP system consists of a copolymer of acrylamide (AM) and acrylamido tertiary butyl sulfonate (ATBS) and sodium dodecyl sulphate (SDS) surfactant. Effects of surfactant concentration, te...

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Main Authors: Muhammad Shahzad Kamal, Ibnelwaleed Ali Hussien, Abdullah Saad Sultan, Ming Han
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Language:English
Published: Wiley 2013-01-01
Series:Journal of Chemistry
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/801570
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Abdullah Saad Sultan
Ming Han
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description Experimental studies were conducted to evaluate the rheological properties of surfactant-polymer (SP) system. This SP system consists of a copolymer of acrylamide (AM) and acrylamido tertiary butyl sulfonate (ATBS) and sodium dodecyl sulphate (SDS) surfactant. Effects of surfactant concentration, temperature, polymer concentration, and salinity on rheological properties of SP system were investigated by means of oscillation and shear measurements. Comparison with classical partially hydrolyzed polyacrylamide (HPAM) was made. For the same temperature range, the viscosity drop for HPAM was about four times higher than the viscosity drop for ATBS-AM copolymer. In deionized water, viscosity of both polymers and SP systems was very high as compared to viscosity in saline water. Viscosity reduction of ATBS-AM copolymer was higher for salts having divalent cations. The SP system showed precipitation in presence of divalent cations. It worked well with monovalent cations even at relatively high salinities. The addition of 0.1% surfactant to the polymer resulted in a 60% decrease in the viscosity. Some interfacial rheological experiments were also carried out to investigate the behaviors on the interface between SP solutions and oil. Addition of 0.1% surfactant showed a 65% decrease in G′ at SP solution-oil interface. SP system consisting of ATBS-AM and SDS showed better performance at high temperature compared to HPAM-SDS system. Due to precipitation, the SP system should be restricted to environment having low divalent cations.
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spelling doaj-art-74d232182fb14fa8ba63e06a317dc1382025-02-03T05:51:40ZengWileyJournal of Chemistry2090-90632090-90712013-01-01201310.1155/2013/801570801570Rheological Study on ATBS-AM Copolymer-Surfactant System in High-Temperature and High-Salinity EnvironmentMuhammad Shahzad Kamal0Ibnelwaleed Ali Hussien1Abdullah Saad Sultan2Ming Han3Department of Chemical Engineering, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, Dhahran 31261, Saudi ArabiaDepartment of Chemical Engineering, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, Dhahran 31261, Saudi ArabiaDepartment of Petroleum Engineering and Center of Petroleum and Minerals, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, Dhahran 31261, Saudi ArabiaEXPEC Advanced Research Center, Saudi Aramco, Dhahran 31311, Saudi ArabiaExperimental studies were conducted to evaluate the rheological properties of surfactant-polymer (SP) system. This SP system consists of a copolymer of acrylamide (AM) and acrylamido tertiary butyl sulfonate (ATBS) and sodium dodecyl sulphate (SDS) surfactant. Effects of surfactant concentration, temperature, polymer concentration, and salinity on rheological properties of SP system were investigated by means of oscillation and shear measurements. Comparison with classical partially hydrolyzed polyacrylamide (HPAM) was made. For the same temperature range, the viscosity drop for HPAM was about four times higher than the viscosity drop for ATBS-AM copolymer. In deionized water, viscosity of both polymers and SP systems was very high as compared to viscosity in saline water. Viscosity reduction of ATBS-AM copolymer was higher for salts having divalent cations. The SP system showed precipitation in presence of divalent cations. It worked well with monovalent cations even at relatively high salinities. The addition of 0.1% surfactant to the polymer resulted in a 60% decrease in the viscosity. Some interfacial rheological experiments were also carried out to investigate the behaviors on the interface between SP solutions and oil. Addition of 0.1% surfactant showed a 65% decrease in G′ at SP solution-oil interface. SP system consisting of ATBS-AM and SDS showed better performance at high temperature compared to HPAM-SDS system. Due to precipitation, the SP system should be restricted to environment having low divalent cations.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/801570
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Ming Han
Rheological Study on ATBS-AM Copolymer-Surfactant System in High-Temperature and High-Salinity Environment
Journal of Chemistry
title Rheological Study on ATBS-AM Copolymer-Surfactant System in High-Temperature and High-Salinity Environment
title_full Rheological Study on ATBS-AM Copolymer-Surfactant System in High-Temperature and High-Salinity Environment
title_fullStr Rheological Study on ATBS-AM Copolymer-Surfactant System in High-Temperature and High-Salinity Environment
title_full_unstemmed Rheological Study on ATBS-AM Copolymer-Surfactant System in High-Temperature and High-Salinity Environment
title_short Rheological Study on ATBS-AM Copolymer-Surfactant System in High-Temperature and High-Salinity Environment
title_sort rheological study on atbs am copolymer surfactant system in high temperature and high salinity environment
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