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Wang X, Zhang Q, Liang S, Zhao S. Systematic Review of Solubility, Thickening Properties and Mechanisms of Thickener for Supercritical Carbon Dioxide. NANOMATERIALS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2024; 14:996. [PMID: 38921872 PMCID: PMC11206668 DOI: 10.3390/nano14120996] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/12/2024] [Revised: 05/29/2024] [Accepted: 06/05/2024] [Indexed: 06/27/2024]
Abstract
Supercritical carbon dioxide (CO2) has extremely important applications in the extraction of unconventional oil and gas, especially in fracturing and enhanced oil recovery (EOR) technologies. It can not only relieve water resource wastage and environmental pollution caused by traditional mining methods, but also effectively store CO2 and mitigate the greenhouse effect. However, the low viscosity nature of supercritical CO2 gives rise to challenges such as viscosity fingering, limited sand-carrying capacity, high filtration loss, low oil and gas recovery efficiency, and potential rock adsorption. To overcome these challenges, low-rock-adsorption thickeners are required to enhance the viscosity of supercritical CO2. Through research into the literature, this article reviews the solubility and thickening characteristics of four types of polymer thickeners, namely surfactants, hydrocarbons, fluorinated polymers, and silicone polymers in supercritical CO2. The thickening mechanisms of polymer thickeners were also analyzed, including intermolecular interactions, LA-LB interactions, hydrogen bonding, and functionalized polymers, and so on.
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- Xiaohui Wang
- Beijing Key Laboratory of Optical Detection Technology for Oil and Gas, China University of Petroleum (Beijing), Beijing 102249, China; (X.W.); (Q.Z.); (S.L.)
- National Key Laboratory of Petroleum Resources and Engineering, China University of Petroleum (Beijing), Beijing 102249, China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Optical Detection Technology for Oil and Gas, China University of Petroleum (Beijing), Beijing 102249, China; (X.W.); (Q.Z.); (S.L.)
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Optical Detection Technology for Oil and Gas, China University of Petroleum (Beijing), Beijing 102249, China; (X.W.); (Q.Z.); (S.L.)
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- State Key Laboratory of Heavy Oil Processing, China University of Petroleum (Beijing), Beijing 102249, China
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Adsorption behavior and mechanism analysis of siloxane thickener for CO2 fracturing fluid on shallow shale soil. J Mol Liq 2023. [DOI: 10.1016/j.molliq.2023.121394] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/09/2023]
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Tadepalli KM, Chakrabarty S, Patil P, Kumar R. Design of CO 2 Thickeners and Role of Aromatic Rings in Enhanced Oil Recovery Using Molecular Dynamics. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2023; 39:989-996. [PMID: 36628525 DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.2c02477] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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Oligomers of PDMS (M1), polyFast (M2), modified PVEE (M3 and M4), and two new molecules with cyclic cores (M5 and M6) were studied to understand their ability to thicken the sc-CO2 at 377 K and 55 MPa, without any cosolvent. It was observed that PDMS and polyFast behaved in the known ways. PDMS does not improve the viscosity of the system without a cosolvent and PolyFast enhances the viscosity by a large margin. M3 and M4 also have not improved the viscosity significantly even with the introduction of a styrene component, but which has improved their solubilities in the fluid. M5 and M6, however, are observed to have enhanced the viscosity similar to that of polyFast due to their structural advantage and π-π interactions between the molecules. These molecules were also tested for their synthesizability, and their synthesis is found to be moderately easy.
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- Department of Chemical, Biological & Macromolecular Sciences, S. N. Bose National Centre for Basic Sciences, Kolkata700106, India
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- Rock-Oil Consulting Group, Houston, Texas77479, United States
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology, Madras600036, India
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Dynamics Simulation of the Effect of Cosolvent on the Solubility and Tackifying Behavior of PDMS Tackifier in Supercritical CO2 Fracturing Fluid. Colloids Surf A Physicochem Eng Asp 2023. [DOI: 10.1016/j.colsurfa.2023.130985] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/15/2023]
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Zhou M, Ni R, Zhao Y, Huang J, Deng X. Research progress on supercritical CO 2 thickeners. SOFT MATTER 2021; 17:5107-5115. [PMID: 33954312 DOI: 10.1039/d1sm00189b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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According to the thickening principle and molecular structure of thickeners, supercritical carbon dioxide (scCO2) thickeners have been summarized and introduced by dividing into polymers, small molecular compounds and surfactants. The properties such as solubility, thickening effect, thickening condition and existing problems of scCO2 thickeners are analyzed and assessed, and the research progress and prospects of scCO2 thickeners are proposed. ScCO2 is used in both CO2 fracturing and CO2 flooding for enhanced oil recovery (EOR). However, due to its low viscosity, the proppant carrying ability and filtration control ability of scCO2 are too weak for fracturing. Also, in the process of CO2 flooding, its low viscosity not only exacerbates the gravity override but also leads to an unfavorable mobility ratio that results in viscous fingering, early breakthrough, and poor sweep efficiency. Therefore, scCO2 thickeners have good application prospects in oil and gas production for improved oil recovery (IOR).
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- Ming Zhou
- State Key Laboratory of Oil and Gas Reservoir Geology and Exploitation, Southwest Petroleum University, Chengdu, Sichuan 610500, China. and School of New Energy and Materials, Southwest Petroleum University, Chengdu, Sichuan 610500, China and Reach Center of Energy Polymer, Southwest Petroleum University, Chengdu, Sichuan 610500, China
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- School of New Energy and Materials, Southwest Petroleum University, Chengdu, Sichuan 610500, China and Reach Center of Energy Polymer, Southwest Petroleum University, Chengdu, Sichuan 610500, China
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- School of New Energy and Materials, Southwest Petroleum University, Chengdu, Sichuan 610500, China and Reach Center of Energy Polymer, Southwest Petroleum University, Chengdu, Sichuan 610500, China
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- School of New Energy and Materials, Southwest Petroleum University, Chengdu, Sichuan 610500, China and Reach Center of Energy Polymer, Southwest Petroleum University, Chengdu, Sichuan 610500, China
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- School of New Energy and Materials, Southwest Petroleum University, Chengdu, Sichuan 610500, China and Reach Center of Energy Polymer, Southwest Petroleum University, Chengdu, Sichuan 610500, China
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Gong H, Gui W, Zhang H, Lv W, Xu L, Li Y, Dong M. Molecular dynamics study on the dissolution behaviors of poly(vinyl acetate)‐polyether block copolymers in supercritical
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. J Appl Polym Sci 2021. [DOI: 10.1002/app.50151] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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- Houjian Gong
- Key Laboratory of Unconventional Oil & Gas Development China University of Petroleum (East China), Ministry of Education Qingdao China
- Shandong Key Laboratory of Oilfield Chemistry School of Petroleum Engineering, China University of Petroleum (East China) Qingdao China
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- Key Laboratory of Unconventional Oil & Gas Development China University of Petroleum (East China), Ministry of Education Qingdao China
- Shandong Key Laboratory of Oilfield Chemistry School of Petroleum Engineering, China University of Petroleum (East China) Qingdao China
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- Key Laboratory of Unconventional Oil & Gas Development China University of Petroleum (East China), Ministry of Education Qingdao China
- Shandong Key Laboratory of Oilfield Chemistry School of Petroleum Engineering, China University of Petroleum (East China) Qingdao China
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- Key Laboratory of Unconventional Oil & Gas Development China University of Petroleum (East China), Ministry of Education Qingdao China
- Shandong Key Laboratory of Oilfield Chemistry School of Petroleum Engineering, China University of Petroleum (East China) Qingdao China
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- Key Laboratory of Unconventional Oil & Gas Development China University of Petroleum (East China), Ministry of Education Qingdao China
- Shandong Key Laboratory of Oilfield Chemistry School of Petroleum Engineering, China University of Petroleum (East China) Qingdao China
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- Key Laboratory of Unconventional Oil & Gas Development China University of Petroleum (East China), Ministry of Education Qingdao China
- Shandong Key Laboratory of Oilfield Chemistry School of Petroleum Engineering, China University of Petroleum (East China) Qingdao China
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- Department of Chemical and Petroleum Engineering University of Calgary Calgary Alberta Canada
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Qiao Z, Cao Y, Yin Y, Zhao L, Si F. Solvation structure of supercritical CO2 and brine mixture for CO2 plume geothermal applications: A molecular dynamics study. J Supercrit Fluids 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.supflu.2020.104783] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Gurina D, Budkov Y, Kiselev M. Molecular Dynamics Study of the Swelling of Poly(methyl methacrylate) in Supercritical Carbon Dioxide. MATERIALS 2019; 12:ma12203315. [PMID: 31614611 PMCID: PMC6829346 DOI: 10.3390/ma12203315] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/02/2019] [Revised: 10/08/2019] [Accepted: 10/10/2019] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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The swelling of a poly (methyl methacrylate) in supercritical carbon dioxide was studied by means of full atomistic classical molecular dynamics simulation. In order to characterize the polymer swelling, we calculated various properties related to the density, structure, and dynamics of polymer chains as a function of the simulation time, temperature, and pressure. In addition, we compared the properties of the macromolecular chains in supercritical CO2 with the properties of the corresponding bulk system at the same temperature and atmospheric pressure. It was shown that diffusion of CO2 molecules into the polymer led to a significant increase in the chain mobility and distances between them. Analysis of diffusion coefficients of CO2 molecules inside and outside the poly(methyl methacrylate) sample has shown that carbon dioxide actively interacts with the functional groups of poly (methyl methacrylate). Joint analysis of the radial distribution functions obtained from classical molecular dynamics and of the averaging interatomic distances from Car-Parrinello molecular dynamics allows us to make a conclusion about the possibility of formation of weak hydrogen bonds between the carbon dioxide oxygen atom and the hydrogen atoms of the polymer methyl groups.
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- Darya Gurina
- G.A. Krestov Institute of Solution Chemistry of the Russian Academy of Sciences, 1 Akademicheskaya St., Ivanovo 153045, Russia.
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- G.A. Krestov Institute of Solution Chemistry of the Russian Academy of Sciences, 1 Akademicheskaya St., Ivanovo 153045, Russia.
- Tikhonov Moscow Institute of Electronics and Mathematics, National Research University Higher School of Economics, Tallinskayast. 34, 123458 Moscow, Russia.
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- G.A. Krestov Institute of Solution Chemistry of the Russian Academy of Sciences, 1 Akademicheskaya St., Ivanovo 153045, Russia.
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