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Improved polymers for enhanced oil recovery: synthesis and rheology. Fourth annual report, October 1980-September 1981

Technical Report ·
OSTI ID:5379187
The goals of this project are to gain a more complete understanding of the structural/property/performance interrelationships of water-soluble polymers which can lead to commercial production of polymers for enhanced recovery projects. To do this synthesis, characterization, and rheological studies of random-and graft copolymers have been undertaken. The status of the following studies is presented in this report: macromolecular synthesis and characterization of model polymers (dextran-g-polyacrylamides, capolymers of acrylamide with sulfonated monomers); dilute solution studies of model water-soluble copolymers (dextran-g-polyacrylamides); dynamic light scattering studies; and aqueous size exclusion chromatography studies.
Research Organization:
University of Southern Mississippi, Hattiesburg (USA). Dept. of Polymer Science
DOE Contract Number:
AS19-80BC10321
OSTI ID:
5379187
Report Number(s):
DOE/BC/10321-5; ON: DE82015395
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English