To
improve the resistance to CO
2
corrosion of oil well
cement, soap-free emulsion polymerization was used to prepare a soap-free
latex (PSAC) with sodium styrene sulfonate (SSS) and nano-SiO
2
(SSS/SiO
2
) as the ionic copolymer emulsifier.
The effects of SSS/SiO
2
on the performance, thermal stability,
and latex particle morphology of the PSAC were investigated through
zeta potential, TGA, and TEM measurements, respectively. The carbonation
resistance properties of cement with PSAC were evaluated, and the
anticorrosion mechanism of the PSAC cement was determined by SEM,
EDS, XRD, and
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Si NMR analyses. The results showed that
the PSAC particle size was uniform, the particles were monodispersed,
and they had a typical core–shell structure and good heat resistance.
The carbonation resistance test results showed that after 60 days
of corrosion, the corrosion depth of the cement with 12.0% PSAC content
was only 2.16 mm, the permeability was 0.0018 mD, and the decrease
in the compressive strength was 6.65%. The porosity in the cement
was reduced significantly, and the pore volume (>50 nm) of the
cement
was reduced by 0.24 times. The PSAC film formation decreased the contact
between hydration products and CO
2
. In addition, the nano-SiO
2
in the PSAC reacted with Ca(OH)
2
to reduce the
free Ca(OH)
2
content in the cement and generate C–S–H
gel with a low Ca/Si ratio and high polymerization, which did not
react as readily with CO
2
.