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，严重威胁着管道的持续运行，最终威胁到经济。石油和天然气行业使用的管道问题是一个持续存在的问题，需要解决。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，可以将由碳纳米材料填充的聚合物复合材料组成的管道应用于油砂水力输送管道的内部。这一提议将对目前基于聚氨酯碳纳米管/石墨素复合材料的水力输送管道系统管道的现状提供重大的技术进步。通过与Pro-Flange的工业合作，这一拟建的管道将包含经过化学修饰和尺寸控制的碳纳米管/石墨烯，以提高其耐腐蚀和耐磨性能。然后，与普罗法恩奇目前签约的涂料公司密切合作，开发聚合物复合系统或聚合物浇注工艺来制造内衬管道，以应用于工业现场试验。这一独特的水力运输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。研究和开发用于油砂的高耐腐蚀性和耐磨性管道系统需要具备聚合物复合材料和碳纳米管/石墨烯的基本知识以及管道系统的工业经验。因此，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和产业关系。

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.