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  • Materials Science
  • Polymer Chemistry
  • Nanotechnology

Background:

  • Traditional rubber composites often lack tunable mechanical properties.
  • Cement-based materials have limitations in applications requiring flexibility and reversibility.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To develop a novel cement-rubber composite with reversible mechanical properties.
  • To explore the potential of this material for sealing applications in oil fields.

Main Methods:

  • Development of a cement-rubber reactive composite.
  • Characterization of mechanical properties under varying moisture conditions.
  • Analysis using attenuated total reflection Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (ATR-FTIR).

Main Results:

  • The composite exhibits reversible changes in elastic modulus between 150 and 400 MPa with wet/drying cycles.
  • Cement hydration triggers rubber nitrile hydrolysis, forming salt bridges responsible for property changes.
  • The material demonstrates tunable stiffness and ductility, intermediate between rubber and hydrated cement.

Conclusions:

  • Cement nanoparticles enable a unique post-polymerization modification of rubber (HNBR to HXNBR).
  • The developed material is a stimuli-responsive polymeric composite with potential as an alternative to cement for oil field zonal isolation.
  • The reversible mechanical properties make it suitable for sealing applications.