Carbon nanomaterials reinforced polyurethane composite as coating for oil pipelines and flanges

在石油和天然气行业，腐蚀和磨损是一种破坏性现象，对管道的持续运行和最终的经济造成严重威胁。石油和天然气行业中使用的管道问题是一个需要解决的持续问题。因此，越来越多的研究致力于探索各种抑制或减轻腐蚀和磨损的方法。为了实现这一要求，由聚合物复合材料和碳纳米材料填料组成的管道可以应用于油砂水力输送管道的内部。该方案将为目前基于聚氨酯碳纳米管/石墨烯复合材料的输水管道系统提供重大的技术进步。通过与pro -法兰的工业合作，该管道将包含化学改性和尺寸控制的碳纳米管/石墨烯，以提高其抗侵蚀和耐磨性能。然后，通过与profalge目前的签约涂层公司密切合作，开发聚合物复合系统或聚合物铸造工艺来制造内衬管，以应用于工业现场测试。与传统的管道系统相比，这种独特的水力运输系统将延长加拿大油砂的更换周期。油砂管道系统的研究和开发需要聚合物复合材料和碳纳米管/石墨烯的基础知识，以及管道系统的工业经验。因此，拟议的研究将加强pro -法兰员工与Yu博士和Elkamel博士在滑铁卢大学的研究小组之间的学术-工业关系。

In oil and gas industry, corrosion and abrasion are a destructive phenomenon that poses a serious threat to continued pipeline operation and ultimately the economy. Those problem of pipelines used in the oil and gas industry is an ongoing concern that needs to be resolved. Therefore, a growing number of studies have been devoted to exploring various approaches for inhibiting or mitigating corrosion and abrasion. To achieve this requirement, pipeliners which are comprised to polymer composites with a carbon nanomaterial fillers can be applied to the inside of the hydro-transport pipeline for oil sands. This proposal will provide a significant technological advancement to the current state of pipeliner, based on the polyurethane carbon nanotube/grapheme composites, for hydro-transport piping system. Through an industrial partnership with Pro-flange, this proposed pipeliner will contain chemically modified and size controlled carbon nanotubes/graphene to increase its erosion and abrasion resistant properties. Then, polymer compounding system or polymer casting process will be developed to fabricate the lined pipe to apply the industrial field test by closely working with Profalnge's current contracted coating firm. This unique hydro-transport system will extend the replacement period rather than conventional piping system for Canadian oil sands. This research and development of high corrosion and abrasion resistant pipeliner system for oil sands necessitates fundamental knowledge of a polymer composite and carbon nanotube/graphene as well as industrial experience about the piping system. For this reason, the proposed research will strengthen the academic-industrial relationship between Pro-Flange staff and Dr. Yu's and Elkamel's research group at University of Waterloo.