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Original Paper | Open Access

Exploring the mechanisms of calcium carbonate deposition on various substrates with implications for effective anti-scaling material selection

Lu Gonga,b,c,d,1, Fei-Yi Wud,1, Ming-Fei Pand, Jun Huangd,e, Hao Zhangd, Jing-Li Luod, Hong-Bo Zengd( )
College of Science, China University of Petroleum, Beijing, 102249, China
Beijing Key Laboratory of Optical Detection Technology for Oil and Gas, China University of Petroleum, Beijing, 102249, China
Basic Research Center for Energy Interdisciplinary, College of Science, China University of Petroleum, Beijing, 102249, China
Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, T6G 1H9, Canada
Key Laboratory of High Efficiency and Clean Mechanical Manufacture (Ministry of Education), School of Mechanical Engineering, Shandong University, Jinan, 250061, Shandong, China

1 L. Gong and F. Wu contribute equally to the work.

Edited by Min Li

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Abstract

The unexpected scaling phenomena have resulted in significant damages to the oil and gas industries, leading to issues such as heat exchanger failures and pipeline clogging. It is of practical and fundamental importance to understand the scaling mechanisms and develop efficient anti-scaling strategies. However, the underlying surface interaction mechanisms of scalants (e.g., calcite) with various substrates are still not fully understood. In this work, the colloidal probe atomic force microscopy (AFM) technique has been applied to directly quantify the surface forces between calcite particles and different metallic substrates, including carbon steel (CR1018), low alloy steel (4140), stainless steel (SS304) and tungsten carbide, under different water chemistries (i.e., salinity and pH). Measured force profiles revealed that the attractive van der Waals (VDW) interaction contributed to the attachment of the calcium carbonate particles on substrate surfaces, while the repulsive electric double layer (EDL) interactions could inhibit the attachment behaviors. High salinity and acidic pH conditions of aqueous solutions could weaken the EDL repulsion and promote the attachment behavior. The adhesion of calcite particles with CR1018 and 4140 substrates was much stronger than that with SS304 and tungsten carbide substrates. The bulk scaling tests in aqueous solutions from an industrial oil production process showed that much more severe scaling behaviors of calcite was detected on CR1018 and 4140 than those on SS304 and tungsten carbide, which agreed with surface force measurement results. Besides, high salinity and acidic pH can significantly enhance the scaling phenomena. This work provides fundamental insights into the scaling mechanisms of calcite at the nanoscale with practical implications for the selection of suitable anti-scaling materials in petroleum industries.

Keywords

Scaling phenomenonMetallic substratesSurface forcesBulk scaling tests

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Petroleum Science
Volume 21 Issue 4,
August 2024
Pages 2870-2880
DOI: 10.1016/j.petsci.2024.02.004
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Gong L, Wu F-Y, Pan M-F, et al. Exploring the mechanisms of calcium carbonate deposition on various substrates with implications for effective anti-scaling material selection. Petroleum Science, 2024, 21(4): 2870-2880. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.petsci.2024.02.004

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Received: 22 October 2023
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