A novel associating polymer for oil field water clarification application

Conference · Sun May 01 04:00:00 EDT 1988 · Am. Chem. Soc., Div. Pet. Chem., Prepr.; (United States)

OSTI ID:6681211

Yang, H W; Pacansky, T J; Jacques, D M

A cationic hydrophobically associating terpolymer, C-RAM, based on methacrylamidopropyltrimethyl ammonium chloride (C), t=octyl acrylamide (R), and acrylamide (Am) has been synthesized by an inverse emulsion polymerization technique. The finished product shows good stability, high total solids, and high molecular weight at low viscosity. This product has been developed primarily for oily water clarification in the oil field. Factors affecting product performance such as charge density, hydrophobe level, molecular weight, reaction conditions, and inverting surfactants have been investigated and optimized. Extended full scale Wemco plant test results show that this product can produce cleaner water at two to three times lower treat rate than currently used products. The plant filter backwash frequency is also significantly reduced thus resulting in a lower maintenance cost of the water treating plant.

• Research Organization: Baytown Polymer Center, Exxon Chemical Co., Baytown, TX (US)
• OSTI ID: 6681211
• Report Number(s): CONF-880659-
• Conference Information: Journal Name: Am. Chem. Soc., Div. Pet. Chem., Prepr.; (United States) Journal Volume: 33:1
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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AMIDES
CHEMICAL PROPERTIES
CHEMICAL REACTIONS
COLLOIDS
DISPERSIONS
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EMULSIONS
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OPTIMIZATION
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
ORGANIC NITROGEN COMPOUNDS
PETROLEUM DEPOSITS
PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
POLYMERIZATION
RECOVERY
RESOURCES
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