Designing CO 2 -Responsive Multifunctional Nanoscale Fluids with Tunable Hydrogel Behavior for Subsurface Energy Recovery

Asgar, Hassnain; Ilavsky, Jan; Gadikota, Greeshma

doi:10.1021/acs.energyfuels.9b00445

Designing CO ₂ -Responsive Multifunctional Nanoscale Fluids with Tunable Hydrogel Behavior for Subsurface Energy Recovery

Journal Article · Mon Jun 17 00:00:00 EDT 2019 · Energy and Fuels

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.energyfuels.9b00445· OSTI ID:1559932

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Univ. of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI (United States)
Argonne National Lab. (ANL), Lemont, IL (United States)

The ability to direct subsurface fluid flow or achieve a high level of control on permeability in subsurface environments necessitates the development of tunable novel subsurface fluids. These multifunctional fluids should have the potential to form hydrogels to divert flow or enhance fracture networks at elevated pressures, ability to transport proppants, undergo reversible transformations from gel-like to fluid-like in response to chemical- or pressure-based perturbations, and have improved CO₂ carrying capacity for enhancing the miscibility and flowability of oil and gas. In this paper, we discuss the development of multifunctional nanofluids constructed from silica (SiO₂) nanoparticles and poly(allylamine) (PAA), amine bearing polymer chains with high affinity for CO₂. A 2-fold increase in CO₂ absorption in SiO₂-PAA nanofluids compared to the pure polymer was noted. Upon CO₂ absorption, the weakly interacting polymeric chains around the nanoparticles formed relatively compact hydrogels. Time-resolved ultrasmall-angle X-ray scattering/small-angle X-ray scattering measurements showed the transition from swollen branched polymers to Gaussian coils with an increased exposure to CO₂. Further, CO₂-induced hydrogel formation in aqueous fluids bearing 1 wt % SiO₂-PAA nanofluids occurred at room temperature, unlike in fluids bearing 1 wt % PAA. These observations point to the feasibility of forming hydrogels at lower temperatures and pressures using novel nanofluids as opposed to using the pure polymer. As a result, the ability to tune the structures and morphologies of these fluids expands the potential applications of these fluids in a wide range of subsurface environments.

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Research Organization:: Argonne National Lab. (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States); Energy Frontier Research Centers (EFRC) (United States). Multi-Scale Fluid-Solid Interactions in Architected and Natural Materials (MUSE); Univ. of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES) (SC-22)

Grant/Contract Number:: AC02-06CH11357; SC0019285

OSTI ID:: 1559932

Alternate ID(s):: OSTI ID: 1596092

Journal Information:: Energy and Fuels, Journal Name: Energy and Fuels Journal Issue: 7 Vol. 33; ISSN 0887-0624

Publisher:: American Chemical Society (ACS)Copyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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