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Novel viscosifiers for aqueous fluids based on polymer complexes
Assignee: ExxonMobil Technology and Engineering Co
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Filing: 1983-12-12
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Granted: 1985-05-14
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Expires: 2003-12-12
Abstract
Abstract The present invention relates to viscosification agents for aqueous solutions in which the viscosification agents are mixtures of water soluble polymer backbone containing an anionic comonomer and a copolymer of a water soluble polymer backbone containing a cationic comonomer.
Inventors
- 👤 Robert D. Lundberg
- 👤 Robert R. Phillips
- 👤 Dennis G. Peiffer
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
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2026-11-03 09:16
CPC Classifications
C; C08; C08L; C08L101/00; C10; C10M; C10M2201/00; C10M2201/02; C10M2217/00; C10M2217/02; C10M2217/024; C10M2217/06; C10M2221/00; C10M2221/02; C10N; C10N2040/00; C10N2040/06; C10N2040/08; C10N2050/00; C10N2050/01; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S260/00; Y10S260/31; Y10S525/00; Y10S525/919
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 10
Claim 1
Independent Claim
106 words
A polymer complex dissolved in water solution which comprises a mixture of: (a) a copolymer of a first water soluble polymer backbone and an anionic comonomer, said, anionic comonomer being about 1 to about 50 weight percent of said copolymer; and (b) a copolymer of a second water soluble polymer backbone and a cationic comonomer, said cationic comonomer being about 1 to about 50 weight percent of said copolymer wherein the equivalence ratio of the copolymer of the water soluble polymer backbone and cationic comonomer to the copolymer of the water soluble polymer backbone and anionic comonomer is about 30/1 to 1.1/1 or 0.9/1 to 1/30.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
106 words
A polymer complex dissolved in water solution which comprises a mixture of: (a) a copolymer of a first water soluble polymer backbone and an anionic comonomer, said, anionic comonomer being about 1 to about 50 weight percent of said copolymer; and (b) a copolymer of a second water soluble polymer backbone and a cationic comonomer, said cationic comonomer being about 1 to about 50 weight percent of said copolymer wherein the equivalence ratio of the copolymer of the water soluble polymer backbone and cationic comonomer to the copolymer of the water soluble polymer backbone and anionic comonomer is about 30/1 to 1.1/1 or 0.9/1 to 1/30.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
33 words
A polymer complex according to claim 1 wherein said first and said second water soluble polymer backbones are selected from the group consisting of polyacrylamide, polyvinyl pyrrolidone, polyethylene oxide, polyvinyl alcohol and polymethacrylamide.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
19 words
A polymer complex according to claim 1 wherein said first or said second water soluble polymer backbone is polyacrylamide.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
49 words
A polymer complex according to claim 1 wherein: (a) said cationic comonomer is selected from the group consisting of N, N,N-trimethylammoniumpropylmethacrylamide, vinyl pyridine and vinyl ditolyl guanadine; and (b) said anionic comonomer is selected from the group consisting of styrene sulfonate, vinyl sulfonate, allyl sulfonate, acrylate and acrylamidopropyl sulfonate.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
59 words
A polymer complex according to claim 1 wherein: (a) said cationic comonomer is selected from the group of α, β ethylinically unsaturated monomers having quatinary bases or vinyl pryidine as functional groups. (b) said anionic comonomer is selected from α, β ethylenically unsaturated monomers having sulfonate, carboxylate or phosphonate functional groups pendant thereto as metal or amine neutralized salts.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
43 words
A polymer complex according to claim 1, wherein the ratio of the copolymer of the water soluble polymer backbone and cationic comonomer to the copolymer of the water soluble polymer backbone and anionic comoner is about 45/1 to 1.1/1 and 1/45 to 1/1.1.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
41 words
An aqueous solution containing a polymer complex according to claim 1 as a water based lubricant having a solution viscosity-temperature relationship such that the viscosity, as measured in centipoise at a shear rate of 1 sec -1 exhibits a ratio ##EQU1##
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
13 words
An aqueous solution according to claim 7 as a water based transmission fluid.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
13 words
An aqueous solution according to claim 7 as a water based hydraulic fluid.
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