Hailin Yu,Huili Zhang,Xin Wei,Yong Chen,Bo Yu,Yingjun Wang,Hongsheng Liu
Efficient purification of oily sewage, recycling, and standard discharge have become key issues for the sustainable development of oil fields. In this study, the surface of PPFS was organically modified by a silane coupling agent . Then, covalently bonded cationic block inorganic-organic composite coagulant was prepared by chosen sodium polyacrylate as the template. This unique structure significantly enhances the positive charge and molecular chain length of the coagulant, thus improving its ability to perform charge neutralisation, adsorption bridging, and sweep coagulation. The characteristic functional groups and thermophysical properties of the composite coagulant were analysed by FTIR and thermogravimetric analysis . The transformation of random copolymers to block copolymers was determined by 1 H NMR, thus confirming the successful synthesis of the cationic block structures. The turbidity removal and oil removal properties of oily sewage were investigated by coagulation experiment. The Zeta potential , dynamic and static light scattering, and field emission scanning electron microscopy (SEM) were used to study the effect of composite coagulants on the microscopic morphology and coagulation of flocs. Finally, the coagulation mechanism of the compound coagulant was analyzed with the dynamic change of the particle size of the flocs. The cationic block structure in TP(AM-DAC-PPFS) can effectively neutralise the negative charges on the surface of impurity particles and emulsified oil. The optimal dosage of TP(AM-DAC-PPFS) was 30 mg·L −1 , at which the turbidity and oil removal rates can reach 98.3% and 93.8%, respectively.
Hailin Yu,Huili Zhang,Chunlong Sun,Wen Yuan,Hongliang Li,Wei Jiang,Long Dong,Yingjun Wang,Hongsheng Liu
The complexity of oily sewage from oilfields has risen with the advancement of polymer flooding technology, thereby increasing the treatment challenge. In this study, a composite coagulant, PVPAM-PPFS, was proposed, inspired by octopus tentacles, with PVP as the backbone. FTIR , 1 H NMR and Rg radius of gyration were used to characterize the functional groups and conformation of PVPAM-PPFS in aqueous environments. The composite coagulant exhibits facile dispersion in water. Upon hydrolysis of PVPAM-PPFS, numerous molecular chains resembling octopus tentacles are formed and confirmed through Atomic Force Microscopy (AFM). When applied to oily sewage in oilfields, PVPAM-PPFS demonstrates enhanced interaction with emulsified oil layers, capturing colloidal particles in water and thereby facilitating efficient separation of oil, water, and flocs. Lastly, the mechanism of PVPAM-PPFS was analyzed through a combination of coagulation experiments and detection of floc morphology. PVPAM-PPFS will better interact with colloidal particles in water through increased charge neutralization, bridging adsorption, and sweeping capabilities. Significantly, an enhanced crude oil recovery rate is observed from the recovered oil droplets following the disruption of the emulsion layer.
Hailin Yu,Huili Zhang,Meijuan Hu,Gang Liu,Zhengnan Sun,Jingxue Xu,Yingjun Wang,Guolin Jing,Hongsheng Liu
During oil extraction, a substantial volume of oily sewage (water-in-oil emulsion) is generated. The existence of emulsified oil diminishes the effectiveness of conventional coagulants used for purification. Furthermore, coagulants frequently precipitate emulsified oil as impurities, leading to resource wastage. Hence, there is an urgent need to develop multifunctional coagulation/demulsification agents that are environmentally safe. In this study, we synthesized the branched-chain compound coagulant (PPFS-PAD-RGO) and investigated its coagulation and demulsification properties. The results of dynamic and static light scattering and FTIR show that chitosan grafted onto the surface of modified PPFS forms a dendritic flocculation system. In addition, PPFS-PAD is fixed to a reduced graphene oxide carrier with a high specific surface area, which improves the positive charge density and dispersion of the coagulant. The layered structure amplifies the effect of adsorption bridge formation and net aggregation. At a concentration of 80 mg/L, PPFS-PAD-RGO exhibited a turbidity removal rate of 96.15 % and demulsification rate of 74 %. By comparing the structure of PPFS, it was found that the floc volume of PPFS-PAD-RGO is larger. This demulsification ability is mainly attributed to an amine matrix in the chitosan extension chain, which destroys the oil–water interface of the oil-in-water emulsion and induces demulsification. The introduction of RGO increases the local concentration of coagulant molecules. Therefore, the coagulation effect of PPFS-PAD-RGO in oily sewage is attributed to the introduction of demulsifier groups and nanomaterials, which strengthen the synergistic effect of charge neutralization, bridge adsorption and sweeping.