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Chen Z, Wang X, Zhang J, Zhang W, Duan M, Xiong Y, Fang S. Study on the structure-activity relationship of cationic polyacrylates for the treatment of oilfield produced water. RSC Adv 2024; 14:8124-8134. [PMID: 38464688 PMCID: PMC10921276 DOI: 10.1039/d4ra00188e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/08/2024] [Accepted: 03/05/2024] [Indexed: 03/12/2024] Open
Abstract
Cationic polyacrylates exhibit both reverse demulsification and flotation performance, which can avoid incompatibility between the reverse demulsifier and flotation agent during treatment of produced water from offshore oilfields. In our previous work, the effect of the structure of the cationic unit on the reverse demulsification and flotation performance of cationic polyacrylates was studied. However, the structure-activity relationship of cationic polyacrylates has not been systematically studied. In this study, the relationships between the structure (acrylate type, tertiary amine type, mass ratio of acrylate to tertiary amine, and degree of cationicity), interfacial properties (surface tension, interfacial tension, zeta potential, interfacial elastic modulus, interaction force between oil droplets, and film drainage time of an oil-covered bubble), and reverse demulsification and flotation performance of cationic polyacrylates were investigated. A reduction in the elastic modulus of the oil-water interface was the key factor for good reverse demulsification performance, whereas a decrease in the film drainage time of an oil-covered bubble was the key factor for good flotation performance. Ethyl acrylate (EA) was superior to methyl acrylate (MA), and dimethylaminopropyl methacrylamide (DPM) was superior to dimethylaminoethyl methacrylate (DEM). Increases in the mass ratio of ethyl acrylate to dimethylaminopropyl methacrylamide and the degree of cationicity were beneficial for reducing the elastic modulus of the oil-water interface and the film drainage time of an oil-covered bubble. This is the first time that the structure-property-performance relationship of cationic polyacrylates has been systematically studied. A cationic polyacrylate that exhibited both good reverse demulsification performance and good flotation performance is recommended.
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- Zhiping Chen
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Southwest Petroleum University 8 Xindu Avenue, Xindu District Chengdu Sichuan 610500 China +86-2883037346 +86-2883037346
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- State Key Laboratory of Offshore Oil Exploitation Beijing China
- CNOOC Research Institute Company, Ltd. Beijing China
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- State Key Laboratory of Offshore Oil Exploitation Beijing China
- CNOOC Research Institute Company, Ltd. Beijing China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Southwest Petroleum University 8 Xindu Avenue, Xindu District Chengdu Sichuan 610500 China +86-2883037346 +86-2883037346
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Southwest Petroleum University 8 Xindu Avenue, Xindu District Chengdu Sichuan 610500 China +86-2883037346 +86-2883037346
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Southwest Petroleum University 8 Xindu Avenue, Xindu District Chengdu Sichuan 610500 China +86-2883037346 +86-2883037346
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Southwest Petroleum University 8 Xindu Avenue, Xindu District Chengdu Sichuan 610500 China +86-2883037346 +86-2883037346
- Industrial Hazardous Waste Disposal and Resource Utilization Research Institute, Southwest Petroleum University Chengdu Sichuan China
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Qu Q, Li H, Li S, Hu Z, Zhu M, Chen J, Sun X, Tang Y, Zhang Z, Mi Y, Yu W. Synthesis and demulsification mechanism of an ionic liquid with four hydrophobic branches and four ionic centers. CHEMOSPHERE 2023; 340:139802. [PMID: 37598952 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2023.139802] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/02/2023] [Revised: 07/19/2023] [Accepted: 08/10/2023] [Indexed: 08/22/2023]
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Stable emulsions can have numerous negative impacts on both the oil industry and the environment. This study focuses on the synthesis of two ionic liquids (via. PPBD and PPBH) with four hydrophobic branches and four ionic centers that can effectively treat oil-water emulsions at a low temperature of 40 °C. Their chemical structure was explored using Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR) and nuclear magnetic resonance hydrogen spectra (1H NMR). The effect of temperature, PPBD and PPBH concentration, oil-water ratio, salinity and pH value on the demulsification efficiency (DE) of W/O emulsion was studied detailly and several commercial demulsifiers were also used for comparison. Results revealed that by adding 250 mg/L of PPBH in an E30 emulsion and leaving it for 120 min at 40 °C, the DE could reach 96.34%. Meanwhile, in an E30 emulsion (oil-water mass ratio of 3:7) with 250 mg/L of PPBD, the DE of 95.23% could be obtained at 40 °C for 360 min. Especially, the DE of PPBH could reach 100% in an E70 emulsion (oil-water mass ratio of 7:3) at the same conditions. Additionally, the demulsifier (PPBH) exhibited excellent salt resistance and outperformed some commonly used commercial demulsifiers. Several methods were utilized to investigate the potential demulsification mechanism, including measuring interfacial tension (IFT), three-phase contact angle (CA), droplet contact time, zeta potential, and observing samples under optical microscopy.
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- Qian Qu
- School of Chemistry & Environmental Engineering, Yangtze University, Jingzhou, 434023, PR China
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- National Engineering Laboratory for Exploration and Development of Low-Permeability Oil & Gas Fields, Research Institute of Exploration and Development of PetroChina Changqing Oil Field Company, Xi'an, 710001, PR China
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- National Engineering Laboratory for Exploration and Development of Low-Permeability Oil & Gas Fields, Research Institute of Exploration and Development of PetroChina Changqing Oil Field Company, Xi'an, 710001, PR China
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- National Engineering Laboratory for Exploration and Development of Low-Permeability Oil & Gas Fields, Research Institute of Exploration and Development of PetroChina Changqing Oil Field Company, Xi'an, 710001, PR China
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- The 3rd Oil Production Plant, PetroChina Changqing Oilfield Company, Yan'an, 717500, PR China
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- The 3rd Oil Production Plant, PetroChina Changqing Oilfield Company, Yan'an, 717500, PR China
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- The 3rd Oil Production Plant, PetroChina Changqing Oilfield Company, Yan'an, 717500, PR China
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- School of Chemistry & Environmental Engineering, Yangtze University, Jingzhou, 434023, PR China
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- School of Chemistry & Environmental Engineering, Yangtze University, Jingzhou, 434023, PR China
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- School of Chemistry & Environmental Engineering, Yangtze University, Jingzhou, 434023, PR China.
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- School of Chemistry & Environmental Engineering, Yangtze University, Jingzhou, 434023, PR China.
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Wang X, Zhang J, Fang S, Duan M. Interface behaviors of two heavy oil activators and their influences on the treatment of oilfield produced fluid. SEP SCI TECHNOL 2022. [DOI: 10.1080/01496395.2022.2088390] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Xiujun Wang
- Beijing Research Center of China National Offshore Oil Corporation, Beijing, P. R. China
- Oilfield Chemistry Department, State Key Laboratory of Offshore Oil Exploitation, Beijing, P. R. China
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- Beijing Research Center of China National Offshore Oil Corporation, Beijing, P. R. China
- Oilfield Chemistry Department, State Key Laboratory of Offshore Oil Exploitation, Beijing, P. R. China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Southwest Petroleum University, Chengdu, Sichuan, P. R. China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Southwest Petroleum University, Chengdu, Sichuan, P. R. China
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Yuan S, Wang Y, Wang X, Wang Y, Liu S, Duan M, Fang S. Efficient demulsification of cationic polyacrylate for oil-in-water emulsion: Synergistic effect of adsorption bridging and interfacial film breaking. Colloids Surf A Physicochem Eng Asp 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.colsurfa.2022.128393] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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