关键词: 缔合聚合物, 缔合程度, &beta, -环糊精, 评价方法, 多孔介质

Abstract: According to the mechanism of associative polymers forming large-size congeries through association of hydrophobic side chains, the association degree of the associated polymer was controlled using β-cyclodextrin with the amphiphilic structure, and the association degree of the associating polymer in porous media was indirectly calculated by the viscosity of polymer solution. Viscosity was used for evaluation of association degree of polymer in porous media indirectly. The paper provided a detailed experimental study of association behavior in porous media, including effect of β-cyclodextrin concentration on the polymer viscosity, congeries form, and association degree under different permeability. The results showed that β-cyclodextrin was only wrapped on the hydrophobic side chains of the associative polymer, but had no effect on the molecular backbone of associative polymer and the molecular structure of linear polymer. The contribution rate of association viscosity to apparent viscosity was more than 94%. The association degree of associative polymer in the porous medium increased with the increase of the permeability. The size of the aggregates formed by the association polymer was more compatible with the pore size of the core due to the presence of the association. The degree of association of the polymer in the core with permeability below 4 000 × 10-3 μm2 was less than 10%.

Key words: Associative polymer, Association degree, β-cyclodextrin, Evaluation methods, Porous media