Open AccessDEVELOPMENT AND CHARACTERIZATION OF SURFACE-MODIFIED NANOPARTICLES USING FLUORINE-BASED CHEMICALS
Author(s) -
Kenny Ganie,
Dzeti Farhah Mohshim,
Ismail Mohd Saaid,
Wan Rosli Wan Sulaiman,
Ahmad Kamal Idris
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
science proceedings series
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2663-9467
pISSN - 2663-9459
DOI - 10.31580/sps.v2i1.1214
Subject(s) - wetting , contact angle , nanoparticle , chemical engineering , materials science , coating , fluorine , fourier transform infrared spectroscopy , surface roughness , characterization (materials science) , surface modification , surface energy , nanotechnology , composite material , metallurgy , engineering
Scientist have been using chemical treatment to alter the wettability of near wellbore region for condensate banking removal. However, this technique performed unsatisfactorily as the chemical treatment only reduce the surface free energy without modifying the surface roughness and affects the gas relative permeability negatively. Hence, in the present study, an alternative surface-modified nanoparticle using fluorine-based chemicals was developed as a new wettability alteration agent since fluorine exhibits high degree of water and oil repellency. The new wettability alteration agent was evaluated based on FTIR, DLS and TGA characterization. The results show that the surface of nanoparticles has been modified with fluorine-based chemicals coating and this is proven from: FTIR spectra with new peaks observed; DLS characterization with incremental size of surface-modified nanoparticles; and TGA with decomposition rate of coating agents. Implications of the results will path the way for future research direction in using fluorine-surface-modified-nanoparticles as a wettability alteration agent.