Abstract
AbstractThe rheological characteristics of copolymers of acrylamide (AM) with sodium salt of 2‐acrylamido‐2‐methylpropane sulfonic acid (PAMS), and of hydrolyzed polyacrylamide (HPAM) have been studied in both NaCl solutions and synthetic seawater. PAMS may possible have high salt tolerance and thereby find use in enhanced oil recovery processes for high salinity reservoirs. The viscosity and solubility effect of the PAMS copolymers have been systematically studied with variations in sulfonation degree and molecular weight. Emphasis has been studies as a function of shear rate, polymer concentration, NaCl and divalent ions concentration in aqueous phase. Shear rate dependence of PAMS varies with sulfonation degree, and PAMS with higher sulfonation degree is found to be less shear rate dependent. PAMS with high sulfonation degree are more salt tolerant also compared to HPAM. Also the effect of divalent ions on viscosity of PAMS is lower compared to HPAM. Two parameters will increase the solubility effect of the PAMS copolymers in mix brine, one is sulfonation degree and the other is in the presence of NaCl. Both parameters have a direct effect on the solubility of PAMS copolymer in mixed brine. In all cases the PAMS copolymers are more salt tolerant than HPAM. © 2010 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Appl Polym Sci, 2010
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