Research Article

Copolymer Based on Polyglycerol-Acrylate-Lactate as Potential Water Viscosifier and Surfactant for Enhanced Oil Recovery

Table 1

Nomenclature of the synthesized polymers.

CopolymerNomenclature

PolyglycerolPG
Polyglycerol and lactic acid prepolymerCOP 30 w/w% LA
Polyglycerol and acrylic acid prepolymerCOP 30 w/w% AA
Polyglycerol and lactic+acrylic acid prepolymerCOP 30 w/w% LA+AA
Polyglycerol, lactic+acrylic acid prepolymer, and oleic acidCOP 30 w/w% LA+AA-5% OA