A method for preparing a concentrated stable water-in-oil emulsion containing at least 40 weight percent of a water-soluble polymer
申请人:THE DOW CHEMICAL COMPANY
公开号:EP0153506A1
公开(公告)日:1985-09-04
This invention is directed to a method for preparing a concentrated stable water-in-oil emulsion containing at least 40 weight percent of a water-soluble polymer, which method comprises as steps of (1) forming a stable water-in-oil emulsion containing at least one water-soluble monomer in an aqueous phase which is dispersed in a continuous oil phase, said emulsion of monomer containing an emulsifying amount of a water-in-oil emulsifier; (2) subjecting said emulsion of monomer to conditions sufficient to polymerize the monomer thereby forming a stable water-in-oil preconcentrate emulsion of a water-soluble polymer; and (3) concentrating said preconcentrate emulsion by removing at least a portion of the water from the perconcentrate emulsion. The invention is characterized in that prior to or during step (3), an inverting surfactant is added in an amount sufficient to reduce the bulk viscosity of the preconcentrate emulsion, but less than that which destabilizes the preconcentrate emulsion or the concentrated emulsion.
The concentrated emulsions prepared by the process of this invention are superior to conventional emulsions in that they have increased polymer solids, reduced oil content, lower bulk viscosity and greater stability than are characteristic in the conventional emulsions containing about 30 weight percent of solids.
In addition to their utility as additives in drilling muds, fracturing fluids and fluid mobility control agents in enhanced oil recovery methods, the emulsions prepared by the process of the present invention are also useful as flocculating agents for sewages, industrial wastes, mining streams such as coal slurries and mining effluents, as thickeners for coating formulations and as additives for the manufacture of paper.
本发明涉及一种制备浓缩的稳定的油包水乳液的方法,该乳液含有至少 40 重量百分比的水溶性聚合物,该方法包括以下步骤 (1) 在水相中形成稳定的油包水乳液,该乳液含有至少一种水溶性单体,该单体分散在连续油相中,所述单体乳液含有乳化量的油包水乳化剂;(2) 将所述单体乳液置于足以使单体聚合的条件下,从而形成稳定的水溶性聚合物的油包水预浓缩乳液;以及 (3) 通过从预浓缩乳液中去除至少一部分水,浓缩所述预浓缩乳液。本发明的特征在于,在步骤(3)之前或期间,加入一种倒置表面活性剂,其用量足以降低预浓缩乳液的体积粘度,但小于破坏预浓缩乳液或浓缩乳液稳定性的用量。
用本发明工艺制备的浓缩乳液优于传统乳液,因为与固体含量约为 30% 的传统乳液相比,浓缩乳液具有更高的聚合物固体含量、更低的油含量、更低的体积粘度和更高的稳定性。
除了作为添加剂用于钻井泥浆、压裂液和提高石油采收率方法中的流体流动性控制剂外,本发明工艺制备的乳液还可作为絮凝剂用于污水、工业废料、采矿流(如煤泥和采矿废水),作为增稠剂用于涂料配方,以及作为添加剂用于造纸。