Polymer weight determination from numerical and experimental data of the reduced viscosity of polymer in brine

Authors

  • A. Vega Paz Instituto Mexicano del Petróleo
  • F. de J. Guevara Rodríguez Instituto Mexicano del Petróleo http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7162-1937
  • J. F. Palomeque Santiago Instituto Mexicano del Petróleo
  • and N. Victorovna Likhanova Instituto Mexicano del Petróleo

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.31349/RevMexFis.65.321

Keywords:

Polymer weight, radius of gyration, reduced viscosity, molecular dynamics simulations

Abstract

The molecular weight of poly[acrylamide-co-vinylpyrrolidone-co-(vinyl benzyl) trimethyl ammonium]chloride is determined from numerical and experimental data of the reduced viscosity of polymer in brine (with 0.1M NaCl) at normal temperature and pressure. The methodology is based on the numerical results of the mean radius of gyration of polymer and reduced viscosity which is derived from the molecular dynamics simulation of the mixture by using the NPT ensemble. The formula of the reduced viscosity as a function of the polymer radius of gyration and the polymer concentration in brine is proposed.

Author Biography

F. de J. Guevara Rodríguez, Instituto Mexicano del Petróleo

Gerencia de Desarrollo de Materiales y Productos Químicos

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Published

2019-07-01

How to Cite

[1]
A. Vega Paz, F. de J. Guevara Rodríguez, J. F. Palomeque Santiago, and and N. Victorovna Likhanova, “Polymer weight determination from numerical and experimental data of the reduced viscosity of polymer in brine”, Rev. Mex. Fís., vol. 65, no. 4 Jul-Aug, pp. 321–327, Jul. 2019.

Issue

Vol. 65 No. 4 Jul-Aug (2019): Revista Mexicana de Física

Section

04 Atomic and Molecular Physics

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