Mechanical degradation of polyacrylamide at ultra high deformation rates during hydraulic fracturing

Mechanical degradation of polyacrylamide at ultra high deformation rates during hydraulic fracturing

Degradation of drag reducer polyacrylamide under high volume hydraulic fracturing (HVHF) conditions alters its polymer size, distribution and chemical composition, potentially affecting the toxicity and treatability of the resulting wastewater. This study focused on a non-chemical pathway-mechanic...

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Main Authors: Xiong, Boya, Purswani, Prakash, Pawlik, Taylor, Samineni, Laxmicharan, Karpyn, Zuleima T., Zydney, Andrew L., Kumar, Manish
Other Authors: Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Format: Article
Published: Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) 2020
Subjects:
Environmental Engineering
Water Science and Technology
Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/123517

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