Made available in DSpace on 2014-12-17T15:41:48Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Bruna Vital de Lima_DISSERT.pdf: 1526229 bytes, checksum: 072431027e1aefba9f0023f2f514ae5f (MD5) Previous issue date: 2010-02-02 / Coordena??o de Aperfei?oamento de Pessoal de N?vel Superior / The hydrolysis reaction in alkaline conditions of the commercial polymer poly(acrylamide-co-metacrylate of 3,5,5-trimethyl-hexane) called HAPAM, containing 0.75 % of hydrophobic groups, was carried out in 0.1 M NaCl and 0.25M NaOH solutions, varying the temperature and reaction time. The polymers were characterized by 1H and 13C Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR), Elemental Analysis and Size Exclusion Chromatography (SEC). The values of the hydrolysis degree were obtained by 13C NMR. The viscosity of HAPAM and HAPAM-10N-R solutions was evaluated as a function of shear rate, ionic strength and temperature. At high polymer concentration (Cp), the viscosity of HAPAM solutions increased with the ionic strength and decreased with the temperature. The viscosity of HAPAM-10N-R solutions increased significantly in distilled water, due to repulsions between the carboxylate groups. At high Cp, with the increase of ionic strength and temperature, occurred a decrease of viscosity, due to mainly the high hydrolysis degree and the low amount of hydrophobic groups. These results indicated that the studied polymers have properties more suitable for the application in Enhanced Oil Recovery (EOR) in low salinity and moderate temperature reservoirs / A rea??o de hidr?lise em meio alcalino do pol?mero comercial poli(acrilamida-co-metacrilato de 3,5,5 trimetil-hexano) denominado HAPAM, contendo 0,75 % de grupos hidrof?bicos, foi realizada em solu??es de NaCl 0,1 M e NaOH 0,25 M, variando a temperatura e o tempo reacional. Os pol?meros foram caracterizados por Resson?ncia Magn?tica Nuclear (RMN) de 1H e 13C, An?lise Elementar e Cromatografia de Exclus?o por Tamanho (SEC). Os valores do grau de hidr?lise foram obtidos por RMN 13C. A viscosidade das solu??es de HAPAM e HAPAM-10N-R foi avaliada em fun??o da taxa de cisalhamento, for?a i?nica e temperatura. ? alta concentra??o polim?rica (Cp), a viscosidade das solu??es de HAPAM aumentou com a for?a i?nica e diminuiu com o aumento da temperatura. A viscosidade das solu??es de HAPAM-10N-R aumentou significantemente em ?gua destilada, devido ?s repuls?es entre os grupos carboxilato. ? alta Cp, com o aumento da for?a i?nica e da temperatura ocorreu uma diminui??o da viscosidade, devido, principalmente, ao alto grau de hidr?lise e ? baixa quantidade de grupos hidrof?bicos. Estes resultados indicaram que os pol?meros estudados apresentam propriedades mais adequadas para aplica??o na recupera??o avan?ada de petr?leo (EOR) em reservat?rios de baixa salinidade e temperatura moderada