Hydrophobically associating polymers for enhanced oil recovery–Part A: A review on the effects of some key reservoir conditions

RO Afolabi, GF Oluyemi, S Officer, JO Ugwu - Journal of petroleum science …, 2019 - Elsevier
Research advancement in polymer flooding for Enhanced Oil Recovery (EOR) has been
growing over the last decade. This growth can be tied to increased funding towards the …

Reactive extrusion synthesis of biobased isocyanate-free hydrophobically modified ethoxylated urethanes with pendant hydrophobic groups

D Wołosz, AM Fage, PG Parzuchowski… - ACS Sustainable …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Development of hydrophobically modified ethoxylated urethane (HEUR) rheology modifiers
enabled the widespread application of waterborne paints and coatings, replacing their …

From architectures to cutting-edge properties, the blooming world of hydrophobically modified ethoxylated urethanes (HEURs)

B Quienne, J Pinaud, JJ Robin, S Caillol - Macromolecules, 2020 - ACS Publications
Hydrophobically modified ethoxylated urethanes (HEURs) are associative polymers that,
compared to others, are far less sensitive to solution parameters, especially pH and ionic …

Sustainable associative thickeners based on hydrophobically modified ethoxylated poly (hydroxy-urethane) s end-capped by long alkyl chains

D Wołosz, AM Fage, PG Parzuchowski… - Progress in Organic …, 2023 - Elsevier
Hydrophobically modified ethoxylated urethanes (HEURs) are associative polymers applied
as thickening additives in various waterborne systems, such as emulsions, coatings and …

Influence of prepolymer molecular weight on the rheology and kinetics of HEUR-thickened Latex Suspensions

M Lu, C Song, B Wan - Progress in Organic Coatings, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract Hydrophobically Modified Ethoxylated Urethanes (HEURs) were synthesized by a
step growth polymerization of polyethylene glycol (PEG, M n= 4000, 6000, 8000) with …

Novel hydrophobically modified ethoxylated urethanes end-capped by percec-type alkyl substituted benzyl alcohol dendrons: Synthesis, characterization, and …

J Peng, R Dong, B Ren, X Chang, Z Tong - Macromolecules, 2014 - ACS Publications
Novel dendron hydrophobically modified ethoxylated urethanes (DHEUR) with almost the
same molecular weights, molecular weight distributions, and identical hydrophilic portion but …

Study on synthesis and thickening property of hyperbranched waterborne polyurethane

Y Lin, Y Zhou, C Xu, A Xie, M Yang, S Yang… - Progress in Organic …, 2013 - Elsevier
A series of hyperbranched waterborne polyurethanes (HWPU-4, HWPU-6 and HWPU-12)
containing hydrophobic end groups were prepared by the hyperbranched core and the …

Highly efficient hydrophobically modified ethoxylated urethanes (HEURs) end-functionalized by two-tail dendritic hydrophobes: Synthesis, solution rheological …

F Wang, J Peng, R Dong, X Chang, B Ren… - Colloids and Surfaces A …, 2016 - Elsevier
Hydrophobically modified ethoxylated urethanes (HEURs) are an important class of
telechelic associative polymers with various industrial applications, in which careful control …

Investigating the impact of cellulose microgel nanofabrication on the rheological properties of this binary rheology modifier

M Zhou, Z Xie, K Li, B Sun, B Li, Y Sun - International Journal of Biological …, 2024 - Elsevier
The multifunctionality of advanced laundry detergents primarily relies on the inclusion of
functional solid particles, such as pearlescent powder, enzymes, and perfume …

Ferrocene-functionalized hydrophobically modified ethoxylated urethane: Redox-responsive controlled self-assembly and rheological behavior in aqueous solution

X Chang, Z Du, F Hu, Z Cheng, B Ren, S Fu, Z Tong - Langmuir, 2016 - ACS Publications
In this work, we present a novel redox-responsive ferrocene-functionalized hydrophobically
modified ethoxylated urethane (Fc-HEUR) model polymer. The effects of a redox-induced …