Rheological evaluation of synthesized template‐hydrophobically modified acrylamide based copolymers in brine

Abstract

The newly hydrophobically modified associating acrylamide‐based copolymers were prepared by the inverse miniemulsion polymerization method in order to investigate the copolymers rheological and associating properties in water and brine solutions. Dimethyldodecane (2‐acrylamidopropyl) ammonium bromide (DDPAB) was synthesized and used as a hydrophobic monomer and was later copolymerized with acrylamide in the presence of poly(acrylic acid‐co‐maleic acid) and various molecular weights of poly(acrylic acid) as templates. The chemical compositions and functional groups of the resulting hydrophobic monomer and copolymers were characterized using the 1H nuclear magnetic resonance and Fourier transform‐infrared spectroscopy. According to the studies on the solutions viscosity behavior, incorporation of small amount of hydrophobic monomer improved the thickening properties due to the intermolecular hydrophobic association. The apparent viscosity of the copolymers with a template was much greater than those prepared without a template. The molecular weight of the template strongly influenced the thickening behaviors of the copolymers. A template copolymer with 1 mol % of a hydrophobic monomer was the one most efficient. The addition of electrolyte saline improved the polarization of the solutions and enhanced the thickening ability. © 2016 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J. Appl. Polym. Sci. 2016, 133, 43588.

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