1
|
Kim ND, Metzger A, Hejazi V, Li Y, Kovalchuk A, Lee SK, Ye R, Mann JA, Kittrell C, Shahsavari R, Tour JM. Microwave Heating of Functionalized Graphene Nanoribbons in Thermoset Polymers for Wellbore Reinforcement. ACS Appl Mater Interfaces 2016; 8:12985-12991. [PMID: 27140722 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.6b01756] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
Abstract
Here, we introduce a systematic strategy to prepare composite materials for wellbore reinforcement using graphene nanoribbons (GNRs) in a thermoset polymer irradiated by microwaves. We show that microwave absorption by GNRs functionalized with poly(propylene oxide) (PPO-GNRs) cured the composite by reaching 200 °C under 30 W of microwave power. Nanoscale PPO-GNRs diffuse deep inside porous sandstone and dramatically enhance the mechanics of the entire structure via effective reinforcement. The bulk and the local mechanical properties measured by compression and nanoindentation mechanical tests, respectively, reveal that microwave heating of PPO-GNRs and direct polymeric curing are major reasons for this significant reinforcement effect.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- Nam Dong Kim
- Department of Chemistry, ‡Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, §The NanoCarbon Center, and ∥Department of Material Science and NanoEngineering, Rice University , 6100 Main Street, Houston, Texas 77005, United States
| | - Andrew Metzger
- Department of Chemistry, ‡Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, §The NanoCarbon Center, and ∥Department of Material Science and NanoEngineering, Rice University , 6100 Main Street, Houston, Texas 77005, United States
| | - Vahid Hejazi
- Department of Chemistry, ‡Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, §The NanoCarbon Center, and ∥Department of Material Science and NanoEngineering, Rice University , 6100 Main Street, Houston, Texas 77005, United States
| | - Yilun Li
- Department of Chemistry, ‡Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, §The NanoCarbon Center, and ∥Department of Material Science and NanoEngineering, Rice University , 6100 Main Street, Houston, Texas 77005, United States
| | - Anton Kovalchuk
- Department of Chemistry, ‡Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, §The NanoCarbon Center, and ∥Department of Material Science and NanoEngineering, Rice University , 6100 Main Street, Houston, Texas 77005, United States
| | - Seoung-Ki Lee
- Department of Chemistry, ‡Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, §The NanoCarbon Center, and ∥Department of Material Science and NanoEngineering, Rice University , 6100 Main Street, Houston, Texas 77005, United States
| | - Ruquan Ye
- Department of Chemistry, ‡Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, §The NanoCarbon Center, and ∥Department of Material Science and NanoEngineering, Rice University , 6100 Main Street, Houston, Texas 77005, United States
| | - Jason A Mann
- Department of Chemistry, ‡Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, §The NanoCarbon Center, and ∥Department of Material Science and NanoEngineering, Rice University , 6100 Main Street, Houston, Texas 77005, United States
| | - Carter Kittrell
- Department of Chemistry, ‡Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, §The NanoCarbon Center, and ∥Department of Material Science and NanoEngineering, Rice University , 6100 Main Street, Houston, Texas 77005, United States
| | - Rouzbeh Shahsavari
- Department of Chemistry, ‡Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, §The NanoCarbon Center, and ∥Department of Material Science and NanoEngineering, Rice University , 6100 Main Street, Houston, Texas 77005, United States
| | - James M Tour
- Department of Chemistry, ‡Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, §The NanoCarbon Center, and ∥Department of Material Science and NanoEngineering, Rice University , 6100 Main Street, Houston, Texas 77005, United States
| |
Collapse
|