Synthesis and mechanism study of temperature- and salt-resistant amphoteric polyacrylamide with MAPTAC and DTAB as monomers

• Main Authors: Sui, Yu, Cao, Guangsheng, Guo, Tianyue, Zhang, Zihang, Zhang, Zhiqiu, Xiao, Zhongmin
• Other Authors: School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2023
• Subjects: Engineering::Mechanical engineering; Acid Fracturing; Polyacrylamide
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/164798
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

The failure of thickeners at high temperature results in gelled acid acidification fracturing. To solve the problem, 8 kinds of polymers were synthesized by free radical polymerization of aqueous solution using AM, AMPS, NaAMPS, MAPTAC, DTAB and NVP as raw materials. The polymer was characterized by infrared spectroscopy and viscosity-average molecular weight, and the temperature resistance, rheology, salt resistance and shear resistance of the polymer solution were compared, and the mechanism was analyzed. The results show that the viscosity of GTY−2 is 181.52 mPa·s, and the viscosity loss rate is 56.89% at 180 °C and 100 s−1, and its temperature resistance is the best. Meanwhile, the viscosity retention rate of GTY−2 is 84.58% after 160 min shear, showing the strongest shear resistance. The viscosity loss rate of GTY−1 in 20% hydrochloric acid solution is 80.88%, and its acid resistance is stronger than that of GTY−2. Moreover, due to the amphiphilicity of DTAB, the molecular hydration film becomes thicker, and the salt resistance of GTY−2 is lower than that of GTY−1. The experimental results show that GTY−1 and GTY−2 have good temperature resistance, salt resistance, acid resistance and shear resistance, and can be used as thickeners for acid fracturing with thickened acid to improve the effect of acid fracturing under high temperature conditions.