The Dow Chemical Company

The New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology

Melvin J Hatch

George E Ham

Georgia A Monnerat

Thomas J Hairston

Fred David Martin

Lorraine G Donaruma

Joel S Shepitka

A monomer, polymers containing the monomer, and the use of the polymer in oilfield flooding is disclosed. The subject monomer is represented by the general formula: ##STR1## wherein: n is an integer from 0 to about 4; m is an integer from 0 to about 6; a is an integer equal to at least 1 except where m is equal to 0, a must equal 0 and where m is equal to 1, a must equal 0 or 1; p is an integer from 2 to about 10; b is an integer equal to at least 1 and is of sufficient magnitude that the ratio b/p is at least 0.2; and q is an integer from 0 to 2. The number of hydroxy groups in the monomer is believed to be critical, and therefore the sum of (a+b) divided by the sum (m+p) should be at least 0.2. The moieties linked to the acrylic nitrogen can be joined to provide a ringed structure.

Oilfield flooding polymer

Catalysts for reacting vicinal epoxides with an aromatic hydroxyl-containing material result from the treatment of a solid substrate containing a plurality of ion-exchangeable cations with a polymer containing a multiplicity of quaternary onium cations in association with a reactive anion such that after treatment, there remains a sufficient quantity of the quaternary onium cations in association with the reactive anion to catalyze the reaction. These catalysts reduce the quantity of side reactions.

Catalyst for reacting phenolic hydroxyl groups with epoxy groups

Thermally reversible, amphoteric microbead matrix ion exchange resins of micron size particles of crosslinked, weak acid cation or weak base anion exchange resin embedded in a matrix of a weak ion exchange resin of opposite form are prepared by suspending micron size particles of a weak ion exchange resin in a mixture of monomers which can be converted to a crosslinked matrix polymer, polymerizing the monomers, and then converting the microbead-matrix resin into active ion exchange form with a particle size of about 0.074-4.00 mm. Preferably the resin has microbeads of crosslinked polyacrylic acid embedded in a matrix of polymerized vinylbenzyl chloride - divinylbenzene aminated with dimethyl amine. These amphoteric resins absorb salts from water in a thermally reversible manner with improved resin capacities and kinetics. They have particular utility in the desalination of brackish waters.

Thermally reversible, amphoteric ion exchange resins consisting of

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