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Starch-(meth)acrylate graft copolymer, oil-swellable material and oil- and water-swellable material comprising the same, and sealing articles and packers prepared from said swellable material

US8053509B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateDec 30, 2006
Grant dateNov 8, 2011
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Expiry dateJun 14, 2027

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  • Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
  • CPC primaryC09K2200/0625
  • WIPO fieldMacromolecular chemistry, polymers
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

The present invention provides a starch-(meth)acrylate graft copolymer and the preparation process thereof. The starch-(meth)acrylate graft copolymer is prepared by copolymerizing (meth)acrylate monomer and starch in a weight ratio of (0.4˜8):1, the graft copolymer having a skeleton of large starch molecule is grafted with one or more (meth)acrylate monomer with a grafting ratio of no less than 70%. The present invention further provides an oil swellable material, which comprises the starch-(meth)acrylate graft copolymer above as the swelling agent; and also an oil- and water-swellable material, which comprises the starch-(meth)acrylate graft copolymer above, water absorbing agent, reactive monomer, surfactant and material matrix. Further, sealing articles and packers prepared from the above oil swellable material and oil- and water-swellable material are also provided.

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