Browsing Chemistry by Author "Yang, Bingqing"
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Extraction of Oil from Oil Sands Using Thermoresponsive Polymeric Surfactants
Yang, Bingqing; Duhamel, Jean (American Chemical Society, 2015-03-18)Several thermoresponsive block copolymers constituted of a poly(ethylene glycol) (PEG) and a poly(2-(2-methoxyethoxy) ethyl methacrylate) (PMEO(2)MA) block were prepared by atom transfer radical polymerization (ATRP) and ... -
Preparation and Characterization of Temperature-Responsive Polymeric Surfactants
Yang, Bingqing (University of Waterloo, 2014-01-28)Canada has large reserves of heavy oil stored in the form of oil sands in the Athabasca region. This type of heavy oil does not flow at room temperature and its agglomeration with sand complicates its extraction. Consequently, ...