Temperature-dependent viscosity model of HPAM polymer through high-temperature reservoirs

Polymer Degradation and Stability

Volumn 110, Issue , 2014, Pages 225-231

  Choi, Byungin ^a   Jeong, Moon Sik ^a   Lee, Kun Sang ^a  

^a Hanyang University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Half life; Hydrolysis; Polymer flooding; Thermal degradation; Viscosity model

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; DECOMPOSITION; FLOODS; HYDROLYSIS; PYROLYSIS; RESERVOIRS (WATER); VISCOSITY; WATER INJECTION;

APPLICATION OF POLYMERS; HALF-LIFE; HIGH TEMPERATURE RESERVOIRS; POLYMER CONCENTRATIONS; POLYMER FLOODING; TEMPERATURE DEPENDENT VISCOSITY; VISCOSITY CALCULATIONS; VISCOSITY MODELING;

POLYMERS;

EID: 84911091552     PISSN: 01413910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.polymdegradstab.2014.09.006     Document Type: Article

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