Aditivação de pastas geopoliméricas com tetraborato de sódio e látex não iônico para cimentação de Poços de Petróleo

The development of activities in the oil and gas sector has been promoting the search for materials more adequate to oilwell cementing operation. In the state of Rio Grande do Norte, the cement sheath integrity tend to fail during steam injection operation which is necessary to increase oil recovery in reservoir with heavy oil. Geopolymer is a material that can be used as alternative cement. It has been used in manufacturing of fireproof compounds, construction of structures and for controlling of toxic or radioactive waste. Latex is widely used in Portland cement slurries and its characteristic is the increase of compressive strength of cement slurries. Sodium Tetraborate is used in dental cement as a retarder. The addition of this additive aim to improve the geopolymeric slurries properties for oilwell cementing operation. The slurries studied are constituted of metakaolinite, potassium silicate, potassium hydroxide, non-ionic latex and sodium tetraborate. The properties evaluated were: viscosity, compressive strength, thickening time, density, fluid loss control, at ambient temperature (27 ºC) and at cement specification temperature. The tests were carried out in accordance to the practical recommendations of the norm API RP 10B. The slurries with sodium tetraborate did not change either their rheological properties or their mechanical properties or their density in relation the slurry with no additive. The increase of the concentration of sodium tetraborate increased the water loss at both temperatures studied. The best result obtained with the addition of sodium tetraborate was thickening time, which was tripled. The addition of latex in the slurries studied diminished their rheological properties and their density, however, at ambient temperature, it increased their compressive strength and it functioned as an accelerator. The increase of latex concentration increased the presence of water and then diminished the density of the slurries and increased the water loss. From the results obtained, it was concluded that sodium tetraborate and non-ionic latex are promising additives for geopolymer slurries to be used in oilwell cementing operation

Adição de poliuretana em pastas de cimento para poços de petróleo como agente de correção do filtrado

Chemical admixtures, when properly selected and quantified, play an important role in obtaining adequate slurry systems for quality primary cementing operations. They assure the proper operation of a well and reduce costs attributed to corrective cementing jobs. Controlling the amount lost by filtering through the slurry to permeable areas is one of the most important requirements in an operation, commonly controlled by chemical admixtures, such as carboxymethylcellulose (CMC). However, problems related to temperature, salttolerance and the secundary retarding effect are commonly reported in the literature. According to the scenario described above, the use of an aqueous dispersion of non-ionic poliurethane was proposed to control the filter loss, given its low ionic interaction with the free ions present in the slurries in humid state. Therefore, this study aims at assessing the efficiency of poliurethane to reduce filter loss in different temperature and pressure conditions as well as the synergistic effect with other admixtures. The temperatures and pressures used in laboratory tests simulate the same conditions of oil wells with depths of 500 to 1200 m. The poliurethane showed resistance to thermal degradation and stability in the presence of salts. With the increase in the concentration of the polymer there was a considerable decrease in the volume lost by filtration, and this has been effective even with the increase in temperature

Desenvolvimento de sistemas de aditivos químicos para aplicação em cimentações de poços de petróleo

The primary cementing is an important step in the oilwell drilling process, ensuring the mechanical stability of the well and the hydraulic isolation between casing and formation. For slurries to meet the requirements for application in a certain well, some care in the project should be taken into account to obtain a cement paste with the proper composition. In most cases, it is necessary to add chemicals to the cement to modify its properties, according to the operation conditions and thus obtain slurries that can move inside the jacket providing a good displacement to the interest area. New technologies of preparation and use of chemicals and modernization of technological standards in the construction industry have resulted in the development of new chemical additives for optimizing the properties of building materials. Products such as polycarboxylate superplasticizers provide improved fluidity and cohesion of the cement grains, in addition to improving the dispersion with respect to slurries without additives. This study aimed at adapting chemical additives used in civil construction to be used use in oilwell cement slurries systems, using Portland cement CPP-Special Class as the hydraulic binder. The chemical additives classified as defoamer, dispersant, fluid loss controller and retarder were characterized by infrared absorption spectroscopy, thermogravimetric analyses and technological tests set by the API (American Petroleum Institute). These additives showed satisfactory results for its application in cement slurries systems for oil wells. The silicone-based defoamer promoted the reduction of air bubbles incorporated during the stirring of the slurries. The dispersant significantly reduced the rheological parameters of the systems studied. The tests performed with the fluid loss controller and the retarder also resulted in suitable properties for application as chemical additives in cement slurries

Pastas compósitas cimento/sílica/polímero para cimentação de poços de baixa profundidade sujeitas à injeção de vapor

The production of heavy oil fields, typical in the Northeastern region, is commonly stimulated by steam injection. High bottom hole temperatures are responsible not only for the development of deleterious stresses of the cement sheath but also for cement strength retrogression. To overcome this unfavorable scenario, polymeric admixtures can be added to cement slurries to improve its fracture energy and silica flour to prevent strength retrogression. Therefore, the objective of the present study was to investigate the effect of the addition of different concentrations of polyurethane (5-25%) to cement slurries containing 40% BWOC silica flour. The resulting slurries were characterized using standard API (American Petroleum Institute) laboratory tests. In addition to them, the mechanical properties of the slurries, including elastic modulus and microhardness were also evaluated. The results revealed that density, free water and stability of the composite cement/silica/polyurethane slurries were within acceptable limits. The rheological behavior of the slurries, including plastic viscosity, yield strength and gel strength increased with the addition of 10% BWOC polyurethane. The presence of polyurethane reduced the fluid loss of the slurries as well as their elastic modulus. Composite slurries also depicted longer setting times due to the presence of the polymer. As expected, both the mechanical strength and microhardness of the slurries decreased with the addition of polyurethane. However, at high bottom hole temperatures, the strength of the slurries containing silica and polyurethane was far superior than that of plain cement slurries. In summary, the use of polyurethane combined with silica is an interesting solution to better adequate the mechanical behavior of cement slurries to heavy oil fields subjected to steam injection

Efeito da adição de cargas minerais leves na resistência mecânica de grautes para cimentação de poços offshore

The preparation of cement slurries for offshore well cementing involves mixing all solid components to be added to the mixing water on the platform. The aim of this work was to study the formulation of pre-prepared dry mixtures, or grouts, for offshore oilwell cementing. The addition of mineral fillers in the strength of lightweight grouts applied for depths down to 400 m under water depths of 500 m was investigated. Lightweight materials and fine aggregates were selected. For the choice of starting materials, a study of the pozzolanic activity of low-cost fillers such as porcelain tile residue, microsilica and diatomaceous earth was carried out by X-ray diffraction and mechanical strength tests. Hardened grouts containing porcelain tile residue and microsilica depicted high strength at early ages. Based on such preliminary investigation, a study of the mechanical strength of grouts with density 1.74 g/cm3 (14.5 lb/gal) cured initially at 27 °C was performed using cement, microsilica, porcelain tile residue and an anti-foaming agent. The results showed that the mixture containing 7% of porcelain tile residue and 7% of microsilica was the one with the highest compressive strength after curing for 24 hours. This composition was chosen to be studied and adapted for offshore conditions based on testes performed at 4 °C. The grout containing cement, 7% of porcelain tile residue, 7% of active silica and admixtures (CaCl2), anti-foaming and dispersant resulted satisfactory rheology and mechanical strength after curing for 24 hours of curing

A prática de atividade física de crianças e adolescentes com e sem epilepsia

The epilepsy is one of the neurological disorders more common in the pediatric period, and which interferes significantly in the psycho and social life of children and teenagers. The objective of this study was analyzing the practice of sedentary practices, physicals, traditional infant fun and games of children and teenagers with and without epilepsy. The study was prospective, transversal descriptive, done with 60 children and teenagers with epilepsy (Epileptic Group - EG) patients from Pediatric Neurology Clinic of the Centre Integrated Health Lineu Araújo and 60 children and teenagers without epilepsy (Control Group - CG) students from municipal public school, both of the two groups paired with the same age (age group 7 to 14 years) of both the genders (female = 25/41,6% and male = 35/58,3%) of the Teresina city Piauí. It was done two pattern questionnaires, one applied to children and teenagers of the EG and CG to identify the sedentary activities, physical and traditional infant games and other to the parents/responsible of the EG about the clinical and demographic information. The results permitted the elaboration of two manuscripts: a) the first one titled The Practice of Sedentary and Physical Activities of Children and Teenagers with Epilepsy which showed significant difference in the sedentary activities of playing with car toy (p=0,021) to the EG and reading to the CG (p=0,001); in the physical activities the school physical education (p=0,001) and riding a bike (p=0,014) to the CG; b) the second one The Practice of Infant Games and Fun the children and teenagers with and without Epilepsy in this one the playing with marble presented significant difference (p=0,016) to the CG, despite the girls of the two groups don t do this activity. Observing the distribution of frequencies, it was verified that in the play catch-up and hide-and-seek and burn the EG plays more than the CG both in female and male gender. The girls of the EG play less skip, 60 while the boys of the two groups don t play. Elastic jump the girls of the two groups play in a same frequency and the boys don t participate of this fun. The seizures were found to occur during: soccer (23,3%); hide-and-seek (6,6%) and running (3,3%). In the sedentary activities, seizures were reported to occur: resting and watching TV (18,3%), sleeping (36,0%); sitting (13,3%) and lying down (11,7%). Our results showed that the epileptic group and the controls group engage in the same activities, although the epileptic group participates less than the controls. Although the EG had presented a bigger percentage of generalized attacks, they don t occur during the practice of formal physical activities. The research was developed by a multidisciplinary team, and this contributed a lot to the realization of this study

Otimização do tempo e temperatura no processamento da gipsita oriunda dos cristalizadores da produção de sal para obter gesso de uso na construção civil

During the process of the salt production, the first the salt crystals formed are disposed of as industrial waste. This waste is formed basically by gypsum, composed of calcium sulfate dihydrate (CaSO4.2H2O), known as carago cru or malacacheta . After be submitted the process of calcination to produce gypsum (CaSO4.0,5H2O), can be made possible its application in cement industry. This work aims to optimize the time and temperature for the process of calcination of the gypsum (carago) for get beta plaster according to the specifications of the norms of civil construction. The experiments involved the chemical and mineralogical characterization of the gypsum (carago) from the crystallizers, and of the plaster that is produced in the salt industry located in Mossoró, through the following techniques: x-ray diffraction (XRD), x-ray fluorescence (FRX), thermogravimetric analysis (TG/DTG) and scanning electron microscopy (SEM) with EDS. For optimization of time and temperature of the process of calcination was used the planning three factorial with levels with response surfaces of compressive mechanical tests and setting time, according norms NBR-13207: Plasters for civil construction and x-ray diffraction of plasters (carago) beta obtained in calcination. The STATISTICA software 7.0 was used for the calculations to relate the experimental data for a statistical model. The process for optimization of calcination of gypsum (carago) occurred in the temperature range from 120° C to 160° C and the time in the range of 90 to 210 minutes in the oven at atmospheric pressure, it was found that with the increase of values of temperature of 160° C and time calcination of 210 minutes to get the results of tests of resistance to compression with values above 10 MPa which conform to the standard required (> 8.40) and that the X-ray diffractograms the predominance of the phase of hemidrato beta, getting a beta plaster of good quality and which is in accordance with the norms in force, giving a by-product of the salt industry employability in civil construction

Brincadeiras no recreio: uma reflexão sobre as relações de gênero e sexualidade

Pós-graduação em Educação - FCT

Avaliação da comunicação cartográfica de sistema de navegação e guia de rota em automóvel

Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (CAPES)

Avaliação do cimento de alfa-fosfato tricálcico em artrodeses tarsocrurais experimentais em cães

Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (CAPES)

Estudo de aproveitamento do resíduo do beneficiamento de caulim como matéria prima na produção de pozolanas para cimentos compostos e pozolânicos

O emprego de resíduos na construção civil pode vir a se tornar uma atividade de extrema importância e mais freqüente, principalmente, pela quantidade disponível com potencialidades de reciclagem, possibilitando minimização dos impactos ambientais. As indústrias que beneficiam o caulim para ser utilizado na indústria de papel são responsáveis por gerar dois tipos de resíduos. Um deles, o resíduo contendo o argilomineral caulinita, apresenta potencialidade de ser utilizado como pozolanas na indústria da construção civil. Essa pesquisa avaliou a viabilidade técnica de produção de pozolanas provenientes de misturas de diversos percentuais do resíduo caulinítico com calcário, com vistas a incrementar a reatividade. Estudou-se os teores de substituição de cimento pelas pozolanas em 10%, 20%, 30%, 40%, 50% e 60%. O cimento utilizado foi do tipo CP I S 32 e as pozolanas foram produzidas em laboratório. Foram realizados os seguintes ensaios nos cimentos experimentais: massa específica, área superficial específica, água de consistência normal da pasta, tempo de pega e resistência à compressão. Nas pozolanas, além das análises química e física, foram realizados ensaios mineralógicos. Baseando-se nos resultados encontrados e na literatura técnica, observou-se que a fabricação da pozolana mostrou-se eficaz, pois permitiu aos cimentos alcançar resistências à compressão muito maiores à referência mesmo com teores elevados de incorporação. É lícito concluir que a incorporação do calcário na calcinação do resíduo proveniente do beneficiamento do caulim confirmou ser uma excelente alternativa na produção de pozolanas de alta reatividade, podendo ser empregadas como adições minerais aos cimentos compostos ou pozolânicos substituindo argilas naturais calcinadas e principalmente na fabricação de elementos pré-fabricados em conjunto com fibras em geral.

Utilização de resíduos da indústria madeireira para fabricação de chapas cimento-madeira

A industrialização da madeira gera grande quantidade de resíduos, que são lançados no meio ambiente, e não são aproveitados em sua totalidade, ou quando no máximo são utilizados para geração de energia causando também poluição ambiental. Esta pesquisa teve como objetivo avaliar por meio de ensaios físicos, mecânicos e análise da interface fibra-matriz, por microscopia eletrônica de varredura, a utilização dos resíduos da indústria madeireira para moldagem de chapas de cimento-madeira. Foram avaliadas a compatibilidade de seis espécies de dicotiledôneas nativas da Amazônia, e a mistura delas em partes iguais, com ensaios de compressão axial em corpos-de-prova cilíndricos, para escolha daquelas de melhor desempenho para aplicação em chapas. Os resíduos foram utilizados ao natural e submetidos ao tratamento de lavagem em água quente por duas horas, para verificação da influência deste tratamento. O cimento utilizado foi o CP V ARI, com a relação cimento/madeira 3: 1 ,em massa juntamente com os aditivos aceleradores de pega sulfato de alumínio a 3% e cloreto de cálcio a 3% e 5%. Os resultados do ensaio de compressão axial indicaram três espécies com potencial para uso em chapas, com o tratamento lavagem combinado com o acelerador de pega cloreto de cálcio a 5%. A espécie Cedrela odorata L. (Cedro), apresentou o melhor desempenho nos ensaios físicos e mecânicos, superando especificações de fabricantes de chapas, sendo, potencialmente o resíduo mais indicado para utilização em chapas de cimento-madeira.

Contribuição para o desenvolvimento de compósito cimento-madeira com materiais da região amazônica

Este trabalho objetiva contribuir para a aplicação do resíduo do tecido lenhoso de espécies vegetais tropicais, na forma de serragem, proveniente da indústria madeireira do estado do Pará; da região metropolitana de Belém em particular; para a fabricação de compósito madeira-cimento. Devido à natural incompatibilidade química entre a madeira e o cimento, este procedimento resulta em um retardamento de pega, de intensidade dependente da espécie vegetal utilizada. Este efeito pode ser combatido com diversos processos, como por exemplo, a aditivação da mistura com aceleradores de pega, a mineralização da madeira, a carbonatação acelerada, dentre outros. As análises foram feitas a partir da resistência à compressão aos 28 dias para argamassas produzidas com teores de madeira de 2, 3,5 e 5% em massa; com cimento CP I e CP II, e ainda com e sem o uso de aditivo acelerador de pega a base de cloreto de cálcio. Assim sendo, os resultados obtidos foram analisados estatisticamente para que a influência do teor de madeira e da aditivação à base de cloreto de cálcio na resistência à compressão fosse avaliada. A maioria dos trabalhos existentes utiliza espécies de clima temperado, e de reflorestamento; pouco tendo sido avaliado para espécies de clima tropical. Neste sentido, o presente trabalho representa um esforço pioneiro no desenvolvimento de compósitos madeira-cimento para os materiais e resíduos disponíveis na região Amazônica.

Chapas de cimento-madeira com resíduos da indústria madeireira da Região Amazônica

Este estudo teve como objetivo avaliar o emprego do resíduo da indústria madeireira da região da Amazônia brasileira na produção de material compósito cimento-madeira. Foi avaliada a compatibilidade de seis espécies de dicotiledôneas nativas da Amazônia com o cimento CP V ARI por meio da realização de ensaios de compressão axial em corpos de prova cilíndricos. Os resíduos foram utilizados ao natural e submetidos ao tratamento de lavagem em água quente por 2 h. A relação cimento-madeira foi de 3:1, em massa, juntamente com os aditivos aceleradores de pega sulfato de alumínio a 3% e cloreto de cálcio a 3% e 5%. Os resultados dos ensaios de compressão indicaram como potencial de uso os resíduos de três espécies combinado ao tratamento com o acelerador de pega cloreto de cálcio a 5%. Foram confeccionadas chapas cimento-madeira com resíduos das espécies Cedrela Odorata L. (Cedro), Vochysia máxima Ducke (Quaruba), Hymenaea courbaril L. (Jatobá) e mais a mistura delas. Os resultados dos ensaios das propriedades físicas e mecânicas das chapas mostraram que todas apresentaram características adequadas para a finalidade, e as chapas da espécie cedro apresentaram o melhor desempenho.

Análise estatística do comportamento mecânico à compressão do compósito cimento-madeira

Este trabalho objetiva contribuir para a aplicação do resíduo do tecido lenhoso de espécies vegetais tropicais, na forma de serragem, proveniente da indústria madeireira do estado do Pará, da região metropolitana de Belém em particular, para a fabricação de compósito madeira-cimento. Devido à natural incompatibilidade química entre a madeira e o cimento, este procedimento resulta em um retardamento de pega, de intensidade dependente da espécie vegetal utilizada. Este efeito pode ser combatido com diversos processos, como por exemplo, a aditivação da mistura com aceleradores de pega, a mineralização da madeira, a carbonatação acelerada, dentre outros. As análises foram feitas a partir da resistência à compressão aos 28 dias para argamassas produzidas com teores de madeira de 2, 3,5 e 5% em massa, com cimento CP I e CP II, e ainda com e sem o uso de aditivo acelerador de pega a base de cloreto de cálcio. Assim sendo, os resultados obtidos foram analisados estatisticamente para que a influência do teor de madeira e da aditivação à base de cloreto de cálcio na resistência à compressão fosse avaliada. A maioria dos trabalhos existentes utiliza espécies de clima temperado, e de reflorestamento, pouco tendo sido avaliado para espécies de clima tropical. Neste sentido, o presente trabalho representa um esforço pioneiro no desenvolvimento de compósitos madeira-cimento para os materiais e resíduos disponíveis na região Amazônica.