In order to solve the deep profile control problem and improve oil recovery of the oilfield, a novel profile control agent pore-scale polymer elastic microspheres (PSPEMs) was synthesized. The swelling property of PSPEMs in aqueous solution was analyzed. Core flow test and double-tube sand pack models were used for studying profile control and flooding performance of PSPEMs in oil formation. The results show that PSPEMs have good swelling property in aqueous solution with high salinity, high temperature and high pressure. Fig 5 and Fig 6 show that PSPEMs are better than polyacrylamide polymer on profile control. Table 1 indicates PSPEMs can improve water injection profile of heterogeneous formation effectively and plug the high permeable layer first. The higher the concentration of PSPEMs, the shorter the time it spends to realize profile control. The results also confirm that use proper concentration of PSPEMs, the profile control efficiency can increase enormously.

In this research, chrysotile nanotubes (ChNTs) were synthesized by the hydrothermal method. Synthetic ChNTs were characterized using XRD, SEM, TEM and N2adsorption-desorption. Adsorption technique was applied for removal of Sr (II) and Nd (III) from aqueous solution by using ChNTs. The process had been investigated as a function of pH and temperature. The experimental data were analyzed using equilibrium isotherm models. The adsorption isotherms are fitted well by Langmuir model, having a maximum adsorption capacities of 102.56 mg·g-1for Sr (II) and 47.44 mg·g-1for Nd (III) at 298 ± 1 K. FTIR and XPS techniques were employed to investigate possible adsorption mechanism.