University of Pittsburgh

Ronald A LoSasso

Eric John Beckman

Janice E LoSasso

A composition includes water having a salinity of at least 1 ppt, at least one hydrophilic polymer containing primary (&#x2014;NH) and/or secondary (&#x2014;NHR) amine groups and at least one saccharide containing a reducible function. A method of changing the permeability of a subterranean formation includes the step of injecting into a subterranean formation a composition comprising water, at least one hydrophilic polymer containing at least two groups which are independently the same or different a primary amine group or a secondary amine group and at least one saccharide containing a reducible function.

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Ronald A LoSasso