Study on preparation,swelling properties and application of hydrophobic modified polymer microspheres
A hydrophobic modification P(AM-N)microsphere was prepared by reversed-phase emulsion polymerization.The structure,morphology,properties and blocking effect of the synthesized microspheres were characterized and tested by Fourier transform infrared spec-troscopy(FTIR),thermogravimetric analyzer(TGA),scanning electron microscopy(SEM),rheology and core displacement experiments.The effects of swelling duration,temperature and concentration of different content of salt solution on the performance of P(AM-N)mi-crospheres were investigated.The test results showed that the average particle size of P(AM-N)microspheres was 76.42 nm,and the expansion rate of P(AM-N)microspheres was as high as 17.21 times after 5 days of swelling,and the swelling rate of P(AM-N)microspheres was as high as 17.14 times after aging for 2 days at 70℃,and swelled in 20 000 mg/L NaCl solution and 2 000 mg/L CaCl2 solution,respectively The expansion rate after 3 days was as high as 5.31 times and 6.03 times,indicating that it had good temperature resistance and salt resistance,and under the condition of 0.5%injection,the blocking rate of P(AM-N)micro-spheres could reach 97.98%,which had better plugging and enhanced elasticity compared with P(AM)microspheres.