Modified Starch as a Filter Controller in Water-Based Drilling Fluids

Herein, the effectiveness of an itaconic acid (IA) graft copolymer on native corn starch (NCS) as a filter control agent in fresh water-based drilling fluids (WBDFs) was evaluated. The copolymer (S-<i>g</i>-IA_APS) was synthesized by conventional radical dispersion polymerization using t...

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Main Authors: Diana Soto, Orietta León, José Urdaneta, Alexandra Muñoz-Bonilla, Marta Fernández-García
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-06-01
Series:Materials
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1944/13/12/2794