NON-HOMOPOLYMERS EXHIBITING GAS HYDRATE INHIBITION, SALT TOLERANCE AND HIGH CLOUD POINT

摘要

Polymers are provided that offer gas hydrate inhibition, salt tolerance, and high cloud point. The polymers are polymerized from at least (A) 50 mole percent or more of a monomer selected from the group consisting of: N-vinyl-2-caprolactam, one of its analogues, and combinations thereof, (B) an alkenyl sulfonic acid monomer, salt thereof, or combinations thereof, and (C) an TV-vinyl amide, a (meth)acrylamide or one of its analogues, or combinations thereof. In one embodiment, the (A) monomer is N-vinyl-2-caprolactam, the (B) monomer is 2-acrylamido-2- methylpropane sulfonic acid or salt thereof, and the (C) monomer is N-vinyl-2-pyrrolidone, acrylamide, methacrylamide, or combinations thereof.