Patent classifications
C08B37/009
CROSSLINKED POLYMER, HYDROGEL OR WATER-BASED FRACTURING FLUID COMPRISING THE SAME, AND METHODS OF MAKING AND USING THEREOF
The invention provides a crosslinked polymer, a hydrogel, a water-based fracturing fluid comprising the same, and methods of making and using thereof. The crosslinked polymer of the invention is represented by formula (I), wherein * denotes a combining site with a polymer starting material and * denotes an optional combining site with the polymer starting material, wherein the combining sites denoted by * and * may be located in the same polymer molecule, or in different polymer molecules, but there are at least two combining sites located in different polymer molecules; X.sub.1 and X.sub.2, which may be the same or different, are independently an oxy (O) or imino (NH) group; X.sub.3 is an oxy (O) or imino (NH) group when * denotes a combining site with the polymer starting material, or X.sub.3 is a halogen, NH.sub.2 or OH when * isn't a combining site with the polymer starting material. The crosslinked polymer of the invention can be used in water-based fracturing fluid, in personal care products, household care products and pet care products, in reusable hydraulic fracturing flowback fluid, in gel explosives or in fire extinguishing mortar.
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Hemi-aminal ethers and thioethers of N-alkenyl cyclic compounds
Described herein are hemi-aminal ethers and thioethers of N-alkenyl cyclic compounds that may be produced through a reaction comprising: (A) at least one first reactant represented by a structure (I), wherein X is a functionalized or unfunctionalized C.sub.1-C.sub.5 alkylene group optionally having one or more heteroatoms, and each R.sub.1, R.sub.2, and R.sub.3 is independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen and functionalized and unfunctionalized alkyl groups optionally having one or more heteroatoms, and (B) at least one second reactant having at least one hydroxyl moiety or thiol moiety. The hemi-aminal ethers and thioethers of N-alkenyl cyclic compounds may comprise a polymerizable moiety, in which case they may be left as-is or used to create homopolymers or non-homopolymers, or they may not comprise a polymerizable moiety. A wide variety of formulations may be created using the hemi-aminal ethers and thioethers of N-alkenyl cyclic compounds, including personal care, oilfield, and construction formulations. ##STR00001##