Modification of diutan gum to enhance rheological properties for oil and gas application

• Main Authors: Norhanis, Arbaa′In, Rasidi, Roslan, Jamil, Ismail, Mohd Hasbi, Ab. Rahim
• Format: Conference or Workshop Item
• Language: English
• Published: AIP Publishing 2018
• Subjects: QD Chemistry; TP Chemical technology
• Online Access: http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/29106/1/Modification%20of%20diutan%20gum%20to%20enhance%20rheological%20properties.pdf; http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/29106/; https://doi.org/10.1063/1.5066859

A favorable gelling fluid for oil and gas industry is the one that have good rheological, thermally stable properties and environmental friendly. In the present study, a gelling agent, diutan gum (DG) was modified with N-(3-chloro-2-hydroxypropyl) trimethyl ammonium chloride (CHPTAC) to enhance the...