C - Chemistry – Metallurgy – 08 – F
Patent
C - Chemistry, Metallurgy
08
F
402/323, 402/404
C08F 26/02 (2006.01) C08F 28/02 (2006.01) C08F 220/56 (2006.01) C08L 33/24 (2006.01) C08L 41/00 (2006.01)
Patent
CA 2004495
ABSTRACT OF THE DISCLOSURE This invention describes novel hydrophobically associating ter or tetra polymers which can contain sulfonate functionality which are useful as aqueous fluid rheology or flow modifiers. These high molecular weight water soluble polymers contain both water soluble and water insoluble monomers. The water soluble monomers are N, N dimethylacrylamide acrylamide (DMA) and optionally a salt of an ethylenically unsaturated sulfonic acid (s) or N-vinylpyrrolidinone or a metal acrylate and the water insoluble monomer is a higher alkyl acrylamide (R). The process for their preparation relies on solubilizing the water insoluble monomer into an aqueous micellar solution containing one or more surfactants and the water soluble monomers. The surfactants are specifically selected to enable homogeneous dispersion of the hydrophobic monomer(s) in the presence of anionic sulfonate containing monomers. Redox or free radical initiators are used to copolymerize both the water soluble and water insoluble monomers, forming terpolymers of dimethylacrylamide, alkylacrylamides and acrylamide, and optionally an anionic sulfonate or carboxylate monomer. Aqueous solutions of these hydrophobically associating polymers exhibit enhanced viscosification, reduced salt sensitivity and other desirable rheological properties found useful in a variety of applications.
Bock Jan
Valint Paul L. Jr.
Borden Ladner Gervais Llp
Exxon Research And Engineering Company
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