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Co-Modification of Bentonite by CTAB and Silane and its Performance in Oil-Based Drilling Mud

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 January 2024

Miao Guo ,
Guangbin Yang Open the ORCID record for Guangbin Yang [Opens in a new window] ,
Shengmao Zhang ,
Yujuan Zhang ,
Chuanping Gao ,
Chunli Zhang  and
Pingyu Zhang
Miao Guo
Affiliation:
Engineering Research Center for Nanomaterials, Henan University, Kaifeng 475004 Henan, China
Guangbin Yang*
Affiliation:
Engineering Research Center for Nanomaterials, Henan University, Kaifeng 475004 Henan, China
Shengmao Zhang
Affiliation:
Engineering Research Center for Nanomaterials, Henan University, Kaifeng 475004 Henan, China
Yujuan Zhang
Affiliation:
Engineering Research Center for Nanomaterials, Henan University, Kaifeng 475004 Henan, China
Chuanping Gao
Affiliation:
Engineering Research Center for Nanomaterials, Henan University, Kaifeng 475004 Henan, China
Chunli Zhang
Affiliation:
Engineering Research Center for Nanomaterials, Henan University, Kaifeng 475004 Henan, China
Pingyu Zhang*
Affiliation:
Engineering Research Center for Nanomaterials, Henan University, Kaifeng 475004 Henan, China
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*E-mail address of corresponding author: [email protected]
*E-mail address of corresponding author: [email protected]
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Abstract

The stability, dispersion, and rheological properties of clay suspensions are important in the process of drilling. Organic clays were obtained traditionally by cation exchange, which is thermally unstable due to weak electrostatic interaction between the cationic surfactant and clay minerals. The purpose of the present study was to yield a stable and well dispersed organic bentonite (OBent) as a rheological additive for oil-based drilling mud. The co-modified method was used to modify bentonite by a cationic surfactant (cetyltrimethoxyammonium bromide: CTAB) and a silane coupling agent (hexadecyltrimethoxysilane: HDTMS). Firstly, the basal spacing of bentonite was enlarged by intercalation of CTAB, and the thermal stability of bentonite was improved by covalent bonds of HDTMS onto the bentonite platelets. The as-prepared OBent was characterized by infrared analysis, X-ray diffraction analysis, thermogravimetric analysis, and scanning electron microscopy. The hydrophobicity, solubility, viscosity, and tribological performance of the OBent were also recorded. The test results showed that the hydrophobicity of the co-modified bentonite was improved significantly, and was greater than that of bentonite modified with single surfactant CTAB or HDTMS. The bentonite modified by the surfactant together with the silane coupling agent had stable rheology and a lower coefficient of friction than the single surfactant-modified bentonite because more HDTMS entered into the interlayer spaces and formed chemical bonds at the inner surface of platelets.

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BentoniteCo-modificationOil-based mudRheologyStability
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Clays and Clay Minerals , Volume 68 , Issue 6 , December 2020 , pp. 646 - 655
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Copyright © Clay Minerals Society 2021

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