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

在石油和天然气工业中，腐蚀和磨损是一种破坏性的现象，对管道的持续运行和最终的经济造成严重威胁。石油和天然气工业中使用的管道的那些问题是需要解决的持续关注。因此，越来越多的研究致力于探索抑制或减轻腐蚀和磨损的各种方法。为了实现这一要求，由具有碳纳米材料填料的聚合物复合材料构成的管道输送器可以应用于油砂的水力输送管道的内部。该方案将为基于聚氨酯碳纳米管/石墨烯复合材料的水力输送管道系统的现状提供重大的技术进步。通过与Pro-flange的工业合作伙伴关系，该拟议管道将包含化学改性和尺寸控制的碳纳米管/石墨烯，以增加其耐腐蚀和耐磨性能。然后，通过与Profalnge目前的承包涂层公司密切合作，开发聚合物复合系统或聚合物浇铸工艺，以制造内衬管，并进行工业现场试验。这种独特的水力输送系统将延长加拿大油砂的更换周期，而不是传统的管道系统。这种用于油砂的高腐蚀和耐磨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有关管道系统的工业经验。出于这个原因，拟议的研究将加强Pro-Flange员工与滑铁卢大学Yu博士和Elkamel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.****