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Polymers from Biomass Widely Spread in the Oil Industry

Authors : Isabel Natalia Vega, María Isabel Hernández

Published in: Industrial Applications of Renewable Biomass Products

Publisher: Springer International Publishing

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In 1949, the first commercial fracturing treatment was performed by Stanolind Oil and Gas Company (Pan American Energy at present) for increasing well productivity. That is how the most outstanding well stimulation procedures that industry ever known began. Since this technique was spread wide world, many natural polymers such as guar, modified guar, xanthan gums, and also modified cellulose, among others, were used as gelant agents.

Another oil field application of natural polymer is as part of chemical enhanced oil recovery techniques. Although partially hydrolyzed polyacrylamide is the most common macromolecule used for polymer flooding, xanthan gum, schizophyllan, and scleroglucan found also applicability due to their resistance to reservoir harsh conditions of hardness, salinity, and/or temperature.

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Title: Polymers from Biomass Widely Spread in the Oil Industry
Authors: Isabel Natalia Vega
María Isabel Hernández
Publisher: Springer International Publishing
Book: Industrial Applications of Renewable Biomass Products
Print ISBN: 978-3-319-61287-4

Electronic ISBN: 978-3-319-61288-1

Copyright Year: 2017
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-61288-1_8

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