Probing Macromolecular Adsorbed Layer Structure and History Dependence via the Interfacial Cavity Function

Langmuir ◽  
2004 ◽  
Vol 20 (24) ◽  
pp. 10599-10603 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yanrong Tie ◽  
A. Pascal Ngankam ◽  
Paul R. Van Tassel
1996 ◽  
Vol 14 (4) ◽  
pp. 251-257 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. Minko ◽  
I. Luzinov ◽  
I. Evchuk ◽  
S. Voronov

A kinetic method for investigating the adsorbed layer structure of a polymer (the copolymer of styrene and maleic anhydride) on a ZnO powder surface was developed, the method is based on the model of the heterogeneously inhibited polymerization of styrene ‘filled’ with ZnO powder. The polymerization is preceded by an induction period. The length of this period depends on the concentration of inhibiting sites (n) on the surface of ZnO. The adsorbed polymer blocks such inhibiting sites and the induction period decreases. This model was used to estimate n. A peak was observed in the experimental relationship connecting n with the amount adsorbed. This peak was interpreted as the critical concentration for conformation transition brought about by the interaction of the polymer chains at the surface. Below this concentration adsorbed macromolecules are considered as isolated chains at the surface. This state is characterized by the poor mobility of segments.


Author(s):  
Rustam Sh. Salikhov ◽  
Ruslan F. Mazitov ◽  
Yuriy V. Pacharukov

High-viscosity oil recovery often requires thermal methods of enhanced oil recovery combining surface acting agent (SAA) injection. Thermal treatment allows increasing hydrocarbon movability. Efficiency raisings’ limiting factor of this method includes injecting agent’s thermal loss (water and steam) as well as SAA molecules thermal destruction. This article assesses nanoparticles adding in SAA water solution’s influence. The authors consider a theoretic capability of increasing heat exchange’s inetnsity between oil reservoir and injected agents by means of adding nanoparticles as well as increase of the SAA thermostability’s capability under high temperatures influence. The results of the laboratory experiments on SAA’s adsorbed layer structure on the surface of solid state show the structure’s dependence on SAA concentration in the solution. According to the developed mathematic model, a periodic adsorbed field will lead to the increase of heat transfer coefficient by means of the Nusselt number increment. This will allow increasing efficiency of thermal methods EOR application.


2001 ◽  
Vol 63 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Jamie C. Schulz ◽  
Gregory G. Warr ◽  
Paul D. Butler ◽  
W. A. Hamilton

Langmuir ◽  
2006 ◽  
Vol 22 (3) ◽  
pp. 1143-1149 ◽  
Author(s):  
Franck P. Duval ◽  
Raoul Zana ◽  
Gregory G. Warr

2008 ◽  
Vol 322 (2) ◽  
pp. 365-374 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bogdan Zdyrko ◽  
Pazit Bar-Yosef Ofir ◽  
Alina M. Alb ◽  
Wayne F. Reed ◽  
Maria M. Santore

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