Invertible water-in-oil latices and methods of use

Invertible latices suitable for use in enhanced oil recovery are formed by adding a first inversion surfactant and a second inversion surfactant to a water-in-oil latex comprising about 15 wt % to 50 wt % of a water soluble polymer having a net ionic charge. The first inversion surfactant has a hydr...

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Main Authors Brinkman Kerry C, Hart Emily C
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
Published 21.11.2017
Subjects
ADHESIVES
AFTER-TREATMENT NOT COVERED BY SUBCLASSES C08B, C08C, C08F,C08G
CHEMICAL PAINT OR INK REMOVERS
CHEMISTRY
COATING COMPOSITIONS, e.g. PAINTS, VARNISHES ORLACQUERS
COMPOSITIONS BASED THEREON
CORRECTING FLUIDS
DYES
FILLING PASTES
GENERAL PROCESSES OF COMPOUNDING
INKS
MATERIALS FOR MISCELLANEOUS APPLICATIONS, NOT PROVIDED FORELSEWHERE
METALLURGY
MISCELLANEOUS APPLICATIONS OF MATERIALS
MISCELLANEOUS COMPOSITIONS
NATURAL RESINS
ORGANIC MACROMOLECULAR COMPOUNDS
PAINTS
PASTES OR SOLIDS FOR COLOURING OR PRINTING
POLISHES
THEIR PREPARATION OR CHEMICAL WORKING-UP
USE OF MATERIALS THEREFOR
WOODSTAINS
WORKING-UP
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Summary:Invertible latices suitable for use in enhanced oil recovery are formed by adding a first inversion surfactant and a second inversion surfactant to a water-in-oil latex comprising about 15 wt % to 50 wt % of a water soluble polymer having a net ionic charge. The first inversion surfactant has a hydrophilic/lipophilic balance of about 15 to 35 and an ionic charge that is the opposite of the net ionic charge of the polymer. The second inversion surfactant has a hydrophilic/lipophilic balance of between about 8 and 20. The invertible latices are diluted in a single step to provide dilute latices having 10,000 ppm or less polymer solids.
Bibliography:Application Number: US201615152833