Additively manufactured high-performance polymeric materials and their potential use in the oil and gas industry

Eugene B Caldona; John Ryan C Dizon; Robert Andrew Viers; Vincent Joseph Garcia; Zane J Smith; Rigoberto C Advincula

doi:10.1557/s43579-021-00134-9

Additively manufactured high-performance polymeric materials and their potential use in the oil and gas industry

MRS Commun. 2021;11(6):701-715. doi: 10.1557/s43579-021-00134-9. Epub 2021 Dec 16.

Authors

Eugene B Caldona¹, John Ryan C Dizon², Robert Andrew Viers¹, Vincent Joseph Garcia^{3

4}, Zane J Smith^{1

5}, Rigoberto C Advincula^{1

4

5

6}

Affiliations

¹ Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering and Institute for Advanced Materials and Manufacturing, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN 37996 USA.
² Design, Research, Extension in Additive Manufacturing, Advanced Materials and Advanced Manufacturing (DR3AM) Center, Office of Environmental Sustainability (OES), and Department of Industrial Engineering, Bataan Peninsula State University, 2100 City of Balanga, Bataan Philippines.
³ Department of Mining, Metallurgical, and Materials Engineering, University of the Philippines Diliman, 1101 Quezon City, Philippines.
⁴ Department of Macromolecular Science and Engineering, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH 44106 USA.
⁵ Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN 37996 USA.
⁶ Center for Nanophase Materials and Sciences, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN 37830 USA.

Abstract

The oil and gas industry has been tagged as among the largest revenue-generating sectors in the world. High-performance polymers (HPPs), on the other hand, are among the most useful industrial materials, while the utility of 3D printing technologies has evolved and transitioned from rapid prototyping of composite materials to manufacturing of functional parts. In this prospective, we highlight the potential uses and industrial applications of 3D-printed HPP materials in the oil and gas sector, including the challenges and opportunities present.

Keywords: 3D printing; Membrane; Metrology; Polymer; Polymerization; Sustainability.

Publication types

Review