Abstract
Aramid and poly(p-phenylene benzobisoxazole) (PBO) fibers are two of the most represented organic fibers possessing high strength, high modulus, excellent thermal stability, and chemical resistance, with great potential in oil and gas applications. The reliability of organic fibers for oil and gas applications were systematically evaluated by studying the corrosion behavior and mechanisms in high-temperature and high-pressure (HTHP) hydrogen sulfide (H2S) and carbon dioxide (CO2) corrosive environments. Scanning electron microscope (SEM), Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR), thermogravimetric analysis (TGA), X-ray diffraction (XRD), elemental analysis, density measurements, and single fiber tensile testing were conducted to study the surface morphology, chemical structure, crystal structure, thermal, and mechanical properties of aramid and PBO fibers, before and after corrosion. After corrosion, the crystallinities of aramid and PBO fibers decreased by 19.4 and 4.4%, respectively, whereas their tensile fracture strengths decreased by 50.34 and 28.18%, respectively. Hence, the corrosion resistance of PBO fiber is better than aramid fiber. The decrease in tensile properties of aramid and PBO fibers can be attributed to the higher internal porosity, more number of surface defects, and lower crystallinity after HTHP H2S/CO2 corrosion. This work provides some fundamental information regarding the selection of high-performance organic fibers for oil and gas applications.
Funding source: National Natural Science Foundation of China
Award Identifier / Grant number: 12102374
Funding source: Sichuan Science and Technology Program
Award Identifier / Grant number: 2021YFH0031
Funding source: International Cooperation Project of Chengdu
Award Identifier / Grant number: 2019-GH02-00054-HZ
Funding source: Scientific Research Starting Project of SWPU
Award Identifier / Grant number: 2019QHZ011
About the authors
Xiangyu Wang, born in 1992, studied from 2013 to 2016 and received a master’s degree from the School of New Energy and Materials of the Southwest Petroleum University. His research interests mainly involve the corrosion and performance test of aramid fiber, PBO fiber, and glass fiber.
Pengfei Li, born in 1997, studied from 2015 to 2019 at the Southwest Petroleum University. Since 2019, he studied in the School of New Energy and Materials of the Southwest Petroleum University as a master degree candidate. His research interests mainly involve surface modification of basalt fibers, and performance testing of basalt fiber reinforced resin matrix composites.
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Author contributions: All the authors have accepted responsibility for the entire content of this submitted manuscript and approved submission.
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Research funding: This work is supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China (12102374), Sichuan Science and Technology Program (2021YFH0031, 2022JDGD0015), International Cooperation Project of Chengdu (2019-GH02-00054-HZ), and Scientific Research Starting Project of SWPU (2019QHZ011).
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Conflict of interest statement: The authors declare no conflicts of interest regarding this article.
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