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Title: Reduction of aqueous fluid drag with poly(vinylamine)

Abstract

During the past several years, Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. has developed technology to prepare a family of water-soluble polymers containing primary amine functionality. Heretofore, such amine functional polymers (AFP`s) had been commercially unavailable. One of these AFP`s poly(vinylamine) (PVAm) has been examined as a drag reducing agent for aqueous solutions. Specifically, a protonated derivative of PVAm, PVAm-HCl (Mw: 0.8 million, excluding HCl) shows outstanding performance in comparison to well-established drag reducing polymers such as poly(ethylene oxide) and poly(acrylamide). The level of drag reduction is far above that expected based upon Mw and resistance to degradation is superior to any polymer examined. Both phenomena are explained in terms of PVAm-HCl having a high intrinsic viscosity and a relatively linear form in solution. Because of the excellent performance at low Mw and superior stability, commercial use of PVAm-HCl (and potentially other AFP`s) in aqueous fluid drag reduction may be possible.

Authors:
;  [1]
  1. Air Products and Chemicals Inc., Allentown, PA (United States)
Publication Date:
OSTI Identifier:
141899
Report Number(s):
CONF-930304-
TRN: 93:003688-1587
Resource Type:
Conference
Resource Relation:
Conference: 205. American Chemical Society national meeting, Denver, CO (United States), 28 Mar - 2 Apr 1993; Other Information: PBD: 1993; Related Information: Is Part Of 205th ACS national meeting; PB: 1951 p.
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
36 MATERIALS SCIENCE; 42 ENGINEERING NOT INCLUDED IN OTHER CATEGORIES; POLYVINYLS; RHEOLOGY; AMINES; AQUEOUS SOLUTIONS; DRAG; VISCOSITY; FLUID FLOW

Citation Formats

McAndrew, T P, and Miller, S. Reduction of aqueous fluid drag with poly(vinylamine). United States: N. p., 1993. Web.
McAndrew, T P, & Miller, S. Reduction of aqueous fluid drag with poly(vinylamine). United States.
McAndrew, T P, and Miller, S. 1993. "Reduction of aqueous fluid drag with poly(vinylamine)". United States.
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abstractNote = {During the past several years, Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. has developed technology to prepare a family of water-soluble polymers containing primary amine functionality. Heretofore, such amine functional polymers (AFP`s) had been commercially unavailable. One of these AFP`s poly(vinylamine) (PVAm) has been examined as a drag reducing agent for aqueous solutions. Specifically, a protonated derivative of PVAm, PVAm-HCl (Mw: 0.8 million, excluding HCl) shows outstanding performance in comparison to well-established drag reducing polymers such as poly(ethylene oxide) and poly(acrylamide). The level of drag reduction is far above that expected based upon Mw and resistance to degradation is superior to any polymer examined. Both phenomena are explained in terms of PVAm-HCl having a high intrinsic viscosity and a relatively linear form in solution. Because of the excellent performance at low Mw and superior stability, commercial use of PVAm-HCl (and potentially other AFP`s) in aqueous fluid drag reduction may be possible.},
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year = {Fri Dec 31 00:00:00 EST 1993},
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