Disclosure of Invention
Aiming at the defects of the prior art, the invention mainly aims to provide the plugging agent, the preparation method and the application thereof.
The invention provides a plugging agent, which comprises a structural unit A, a structural unit B and a structural unit D, wherein the structural units A and D form a copolymer through a crosslinking agent;
the structural unit A is starch;
the structural unit B is a vinyl-containing monomer structural unit;
the structural unit D is a clay mineral unit;
the plugging agent has the following structural formula:
the structural formula of the structural unit B is
Or
(ii) a Wherein R is
1And R
3Is a monomer side chain structure except a vinyl structure in a vinyl polymerization monomer, R
2Is CH-or N (nitrogen).
R is a methylene chain in the coupling agent, and Si-O-Si forms a covalent bond with HO-Si in the clay mineral through Si; the number of carbon atoms in the methylene chain is an integer of 1 to 5 (specifically 1, 2, 3, 4, 5), preferably an integer of 1 to 3 (specifically 1, 2, 3), specifically-CH2-、-CH2CH2-、-CH2CH2CH2-、-CH2CH2CH2-、-CH2CH2CH2CH2-、-CH2CH2CH2 CH2CH2-;
m is the polymerization degree of a starch structural unit, x is the polymerization degree of a vinyl monomer, and m + x = 800-1600.
In the plugging agent, the total amount of the plugging agent is taken as a reference, the content of the structural unit A is 20-65wt%, the content of the structural unit B is 12-55wt%, the content of the structural unit D is 12-55wt%, and the content of the cross-linking agent is 0.5-10 wt%.
In the plugging agent, the pressure bearing capacity of the plugging agent is not lower than 4 MPa.
In the plugging agent, the starch can be one or more of mung bean starch, cassava starch, sweet potato starch, wheat starch, water caltrop starch, lotus root starch and corn starch, and preferably corn starch and/or potato starch.
In the plugging agent, the vinyl-containing monomer is a water-soluble vinyl monomer and can be one or more of a cationic monomer, an anionic monomer, a nonionic monomer and a zwitterionic monomer; the zwitterionic monomer is one or more of methacryloyloxyethyl-N, N-dimethyl propane sulfonate (DMAPS), N-dimethyl allyl amine propane sulfonate (DAPS), 4-Vinyl Pyridine Propane Sulfonate (VPPS), N-methyl diallyl propane sulfonate (MAPS) and N-methyl diallyl butane sulfonate (MABS), and is preferably N-methyl diallyl propane sulfonate. The cationic monomer is one or more of methacryloyloxyethyl trimethyl ammonium chloride (DMC), acryloyloxyethyl trimethyl ammonium chloride (DAC), acryloyloxyethyl dimethyl benzyl ammonium chloride (DBC), dimethyl diallyl ammonium chloride (DMDAAC) and diethyl diallyl ammonium chloride (DEDAAC), and is preferably dimethyl diallyl ammonium chloride. The anionic monomer is one or more of AA (acrylic acid), 2-methyl-2-acrylamido propanesulfonic Acid (AMPS), Fumaric Acid (FA), sodium allyl sulfonate (SSS) and sodium 2-acryloyloxy isopentene sulfonate (AOIAS), and preferably is 2-methyl-2-acrylamido propanesulfonic acid. The nonionic monomer is one or more of N-vinyl pyrrolidone (NVP), Acrylonitrile (AN), vinyl formamide (NVF) and vinyl acetamide (NVA), and is preferably N-vinyl pyrrolidone.
In the plugging agent, the cross-linking agent can be one or more of a silane coupling agent, a titanate coupling agent and an aluminate coupling agent, and is preferably a silane coupling agent. Wherein the silane coupling agent is gamma-chloropropyltrichlorosilane, gamma-chloropropylmethyldichlorosilane, gamma-chloropropyltrimethoxysilane, gamma-chloropropyltriethoxysilane, chloromethyltriethoxysilane, gamma-aminopropyltriethoxysilane, gamma-aminopropyltrimethoxysilane, the material is one or more of gamma- (beta-aminoethyl) aminopropyltrimethoxysilane, gamma-ureidopropyltriethoxysilane and aniline methyl trimethoxysilane, preferably one or more of gamma-chloropropyltrichlorosilane, gamma-chloropropyltrimethoxysilane, gamma-aminopropyltriethoxysilane and gamma-aminopropyltrimethoxysilane, and further preferably gamma-chloropropyltrichlorosilane and/or gamma-chloropropyltrimethoxysilane.
In the plugging agent, the clay mineral is one or more of kaolinite, montmorillonite, illite, sepiolite and attapulgite, preferably kaolinite, montmorillonite and illite, and more preferably montmorillonite.
The second aspect of the invention provides a preparation method of a plugging agent, which comprises the following steps:
(1) mixing starch with water, and uniformly mixing to obtain gelatinized starch;
(2) mixing a vinyl-containing monomer with water, and uniformly mixing to obtain a vinyl-containing monomer aqueous solution;
(3) mixing the vinyl monomer-containing aqueous solution obtained in the step (2) with the gelatinized starch obtained in the step (1), adding an initiator after uniformly mixing, and reacting to obtain a starch graft copolymer;
(4) drying and crushing the starch graft copolymer obtained in the step (3) to obtain a powdery starch graft copolymer;
(5) and (3) dispersing the powdery starch graft copolymer obtained in the step (4) into an organic solvent, then adding clay minerals and a cross-linking agent, and after the reaction is finished, separating and drying to obtain the plugging agent.
In the preparation method of the plugging agent, the mixing temperature in the step (1) is 50-100 ℃, and preferably 80-95 ℃.
In the preparation method of the plugging agent, the mass fraction of starch in the gelatinized starch in the step (1) is 5-20 wt%.
In the preparation method of the plugging agent, the starch in the step (1) is one or more of mung bean starch, cassava starch, sweet potato starch, wheat starch, water caltrop starch, lotus root starch and corn starch, and preferably corn starch and/or potato starch.
In the preparation method of the plugging agent, the mass fraction of the vinyl-containing polymerized monomer aqueous solution in the step (2) is 30-60 wt%.
In the preparation method of the plugging agent, the mixing temperature in the step (3) is 40-90 ℃, and the reaction temperature is 50-80 ℃.
In the preparation method of the plugging agent, the initiator in the step (3) is one or more of potassium persulfate, sodium persulfate and ammonium persulfate; the amount of the initiator is 0.5-1.5 wt% of the total mass of the starch and the vinyl-containing monomer.
In the preparation method of the plugging agent, the dosage ratio of the vinyl monomer-containing aqueous solution obtained in the step (2) in the step (3) to the gelatinized starch obtained in the step (1) is 1: 4-2: 1.
in the preparation method of the plugging agent, the drying condition in the step (4) is drying for 8-16 hours at the temperature of 60-120 ℃.
In the preparation method of the plugging agent, any one of the conventional ways capable of crushing the solid-phase material, such as a crusher, can be adopted for crushing in the step (4), and the specific conditions of crushing can be selected by those skilled in the art according to the actual needs of the product.
In the preparation method of the plugging agent, the organic solvent in the step (5) is an organic solvent which can not dissolve the swelling starch but can dissolve the cross-linking agent, and specifically can be one or more of alcohol, methanol, ethanol, propanol, butanol, methyl formate, ethyl acetate, ethyl formate, methyl acetate, butyl acetate and the like.
In the preparation method of the plugging agent, the dosage of the organic solvent in the step (5) is 2-8 times of the total mass of the starch and the vinyl-containing monomer.
In the preparation method of the plugging agent, the cross-linking agent in the step (5) can be one or more of a silane coupling agent, a titanate coupling agent and an aluminate coupling agent, and is preferably a silane coupling agent. Wherein the silane coupling agent is gamma-chloropropyltrichlorosilane, gamma-chloropropylmethyldichlorosilane, gamma-chloropropyltrimethoxysilane, gamma-chloropropyltriethoxysilane, chloromethyltriethoxysilane, gamma-aminopropyltriethoxysilane, gamma-aminopropyltrimethoxysilane, the material is one or more of gamma- (beta-aminoethyl) aminopropyltrimethoxysilane, gamma-ureidopropyltriethoxysilane and aniline methyl trimethoxysilane, preferably one or more of gamma-chloropropyltrichlorosilane, gamma-chloropropyltrimethoxysilane, gamma-aminopropyltriethoxysilane and gamma-aminopropyltrimethoxysilane, and further preferably gamma-chloropropyltrichlorosilane and/or gamma-chloropropyltrimethoxysilane.
In the preparation method of the plugging agent, the clay mineral in the step (5) is one or more of kaolinite, montmorillonite, illite, sepiolite and attapulgite, preferably kaolinite, montmorillonite and illite, and more preferably montmorillonite. The particle size of the clay mineral is not less than 200 meshes.
In the preparation method of the plugging agent, the reaction temperature of the adding of the cross-linking agent in the step (5) is 30-70 ℃.
In the preparation method of the plugging agent, the separation in the step (5) can adopt one or more of standing, layering and filtering, centrifugal separation, spray drying and direct powdering and the like.
In the preparation method of the plugging agent, the drying condition in the step (5) is drying for 8-16 hours at the temperature of 60-120 ℃.
The third aspect of the invention provides a drilling fluid, which comprises the plugging agent, wherein the content of the plugging agent is 0.5-20 wt%, preferably 2-10 wt%, and more preferably 3-7 wt% based on the total weight of the drilling fluid. The drilling fluid added with the plugging agent has good plugging capability, can effectively plug pores or microcracks, prevents a large amount of filtrate from permeating into a stratum, reduces the filtrate loss and has good plugging effect. .
The fourth aspect of the invention provides the use of the plugging agent in a drilling process.
When the plugging agent is used in a drilling process, the addition amount is 0.1-5 wt%, preferably 0.5-5 wt%, and more preferably 1-5 wt%.
Compared with the prior art, the plugging agent and the preparation method thereof provided by the invention have the following advantages:
1. the plugging agent provided by the invention uses vinyl polymerization monomer grafted modified starch, so that the starch has functionality, and the temperature resistance, salt resistance and calcium resistance of the plugging agent in drilling fluid are improved while the plugging characteristic of the plugging agent is ensured, wherein the temperature resistance is not lower than 160 ℃, the salt resistance can reach saturation, and the calcium resistance is not less than 5 wt%.
2. In the preparation method of the plugging agent, the coupling agent is used for combining the organic starch and the inorganic clay mineral, so that the structural rigidity of the material is increased, and the pressure bearing capacity of the plugging agent is improved. On the other hand, the grafted starch part in the plugging agent has high viscosity after being dissolved in water, and can tightly connect the clay minerals of the inert part with the stratum, thereby enhancing the interface effect and further improving the pressure bearing capacity. The clay mineral has the same lithology as the stratum, and the silicon-oxygen containing structure can be further condensed at high temperature and high pressure to form a bonding structure, so that the plugging and bearing capacity at high temperature and high pressure is greatly improved.
3. The preparation method of the plugging agent belongs to a green pollution-free synthesis method, uses a non-toxic and harmless organic solvent as an interface reaction system, has simple and controllable reaction process, is easy to dry into powder, greatly reduces the production energy consumption and cost, and really achieves the aims of environment-friendly raw materials, production and application.
Detailed Description
The plugging agent, the preparation method and the application thereof are further described by the following specific examples, but the invention is not limited thereto.
Example 1
Weighing 40g of corn starch, adding the corn starch into deionized water, and preparing into starch suspension with the mass fraction of 15%. Stirring at 90 deg.C for 60min to obtain gelatinized starch; then 30g of methacryloyloxyethyl-N, N-dimethyl propane sulfonate is weighed and prepared into an aqueous solution with the mass fraction of 50%. Adding into gelatinized starch, and mixing at 70 deg.C for 30 min; adding 0.56g of potassium persulfate, and reacting at 70 ℃ for 3h to obtain a viscous starch graft copolymer; drying at 110 deg.C to remove water, and pulverizing to obtain powdered starch graft copolymer. Dispersing the powdery starch graft copolymer in 300mL ethyl acetate, and fully stirring and dispersing for 30 min; then is added to30g of kaolinite, and mixing and dispersing for 30 min; 5g of gamma-chloropropyltrimethoxysilane were added and the reaction was carried out at 45 ℃ for 4 h. After the reaction, the organic solvent is separated and removed, the mixture is dried for 8 hours at the temperature of 110 ℃ and crushed to obtain the plugging agent. The infrared spectrogram of the plugging agent is shown in figure 1, and 3434cm can be seen from the analysis of figure 1-1Is a characteristic peak of OH in starch, 2931 cm-1、2846 cm-1And 1386 cm-1is-CH-, -CH2-、CH3Characteristic peak, 1640 cm-1Is a C = O characteristic peak in the monomer, 1048 cm-1Is a characteristic peak of Si-O-C.
Example 2
20g of potato starch is weighed and added into deionized water to prepare starch suspension with the mass fraction of 8%. Stirring at 85 deg.C for 80min to obtain gelatinized starch; then 35g of 2-methyl-2-acrylamidopropanesulfonic acid was weighed out and prepared into an aqueous solution with a mass fraction of 52%. Adding into gelatinized starch, and mixing at 60 deg.C for 30 min; adding 0.61g of ammonium persulfate, and reacting for 4 hours at 60 ℃ to obtain a sticky starch graft copolymer; drying and dewatering at 120 deg.c and crushing to obtain powdered starch graft copolymer. Dispersing starch graft copolymer powder in 450mL of methanol, and fully stirring and dispersing for 30 min; adding 15g of montmorillonite, mixing and dispersing for 30 min; 4g of gamma-chloropropyltrichlorosilane is added to react for 4 hours at 55 ℃. After the reaction, the organic solvent is separated and removed, dried for 12 hours at the temperature of 90 ℃ and crushed to obtain the plugging agent.
Example 3
33g of sweet potato starch is weighed and added into deionized water to prepare starch suspension with the mass fraction of 20%. Stirring at 80 deg.C for 90min to obtain gelatinized starch; then 15g of methacryloyloxyethyl trimethyl ammonium chloride is weighed and prepared into an aqueous solution with the mass fraction of 30%. Adding into gelatinized starch, and mixing at 55 deg.C for 30 min; adding 0.62g of sodium persulfate, and reacting for 4 hours at 55 ℃ to obtain a sticky starch graft copolymer; drying at 90 ℃ to remove water, and crushing to obtain the powdery starch graft copolymer. Dispersing starch graft copolymer powder in 550ml ethanol, and fully stirring and dispersing for 30 min; adding 27g of montmorillonite, mixing and dispersing for 30 min; 2.5g of gamma-aminopropyltriethoxysilane was added and reacted at 50 ℃ for 3 h. After the reaction, the organic solvent is separated and removed, dried for 10 hours at the temperature of 120 ℃ and crushed to obtain the plugging agent.
Example 4
25g of mung bean starch is weighed and added into deionized water to prepare starch suspension with the mass fraction of 5%. Stirring at 90 deg.C for 70min to obtain gelatinized starch; then weighing 40g N-vinyl pyrrolidone to prepare an aqueous solution with the mass fraction of 60%. Adding into gelatinized starch, and mixing at 75 deg.C for 30 min; adding 0.33g of potassium persulfate, and reacting for 2 hours at 75 ℃ to obtain a viscous starch graft copolymer; drying and dewatering at 70 ℃, and crushing to obtain the powdery starch graft copolymer. Dispersing starch graft copolymer powder in 420ml butyl acetate, fully stirring and dispersing for 30 min; adding 10g attapulgite, mixing and dispersing for 30 min; 4.5g of anilinomethyltrimethoxysilane were added and the reaction was carried out at 60 ℃ for 3 h. After the reaction, the organic solvent is separated and removed, dried for 9 hours at the temperature of 100 ℃ and crushed to obtain the plugging agent.
Example 5
35g of lotus root starch is weighed and added into deionized water to prepare starch suspension with the mass fraction of 16%. Stirring at 93 deg.C for 60min to obtain gelatinized starch; then 10g of sodium allylsulfonate is weighed to prepare an aqueous solution with the mass fraction of 42%. Adding into gelatinized starch, and mixing at 80 deg.C for 30 min; adding 0.68g of sodium persulfate, and reacting at 80 ℃ for 2.5h to obtain a viscous starch graft copolymer; drying and dewatering at 95 ℃, and crushing to obtain the powdery starch graft copolymer. Dispersing starch graft copolymer powder in 380ml ethanol, and fully stirring and dispersing for 30 min; adding 40g of sepiolite, mixing and dispersing for 30 min; 1g of gamma-chloropropyltrimethoxysilane was added and the reaction was carried out at 55 ℃ for 2 h. After the reaction, the organic solvent is separated and removed, dried for 11 hours at the temperature of 95 ℃ and crushed to obtain the plugging agent.
Example 6
22g of corn starch is weighed and added into deionized water to prepare starch suspension with the mass fraction of 10%. Stirring at 88 deg.C for 75min to obtain gelatinized starch; then 18g of 4-vinylpyridine propanesulfonate is weighed and prepared into an aqueous solution with the mass fraction of 36%. Adding into gelatinized starch, and mixing at 65 deg.C for 30 min; adding 0.4g of potassium persulfate, and reacting at 65 ℃ for 3 hours to obtain a viscous starch graft copolymer; drying at 105 ℃ to remove water, and crushing to obtain the powdery starch graft copolymer. Dispersing starch graft copolymer powder in 620ml butanol, fully stirring and dispersing for 30 min; adding 36g of montmorillonite, mixing and dispersing for 30 min; 3g of gamma-ureidopropyltriethoxysilane was added and reacted at 50 ℃ for 3 hours. After the reaction, the organic solvent is separated and removed, dried for 13 hours at the temperature of 90 ℃ and crushed to obtain the plugging agent.
Comparative example 1
Weighing 40g of corn starch, adding the corn starch into deionized water, and preparing into starch suspension with the mass fraction of 15%. Stirring at 90 deg.C for 60min to obtain gelatinized starch, drying at 110 deg.C to remove water, and pulverizing to obtain powdered starch. Dispersing powdery starch in 300mL ethyl acetate, and fully stirring and dispersing for 30 min; then 30g of kaolinite is added, and the mixture is mixed and dispersed for 30 min; 5g of gamma-chloropropyltrimethoxysilane were added and the reaction was carried out at 45 ℃ for 4 h. After the reaction, the organic solvent is separated and removed, the mixture is dried for 8 hours at the temperature of 110 ℃ and crushed to obtain the plugging agent.
Comparative example 2
Weighing 40g of corn starch, adding the corn starch into deionized water, and preparing into a starch suspension with the mass fraction of 15%. Stirring at 90 deg.C for 60min to obtain gelatinized starch; then 30g of methacryloyloxyethyl-N, N-dimethyl propane sulfonate is weighed and prepared into an aqueous solution with the mass fraction of 50%. Adding into gelatinized starch, and mixing at 70 deg.C for 30 min; adding 0.56g of potassium persulfate, and reacting at 70 ℃ for 3h to obtain a viscous starch graft copolymer; drying at 110 deg.C to remove water, and pulverizing to obtain powdered starch graft copolymer. Dispersing the powdery starch graft copolymer in 300mL ethyl acetate, and fully stirring and dispersing for 30 min; then 30g of kaolinite is added, and the mixture is mixed and dispersed for 30 min; the reaction was carried out at 45 ℃ for 4 h. After the reaction, the organic solvent is separated and removed, the mixture is dried for 8 hours at the temperature of 110 ℃ and crushed to obtain the plugging agent.
The samples of the examples and the comparative examples are taken, and a pressure bearing capacity test is carried out by using a QD-2 type leak stoppage instrument and selecting different gap plates under the condition that the adding amount is 5 weight percent. The test results are shown in tables 1 and 2. The experimental slurry is mixed saline water-based slurry, and the preparation method comprises the following steps: weighing 40g of test soil, adding the test soil into 1000mL of water, adding 1.4g of anhydrous sodium carbonate, stirring for 20min, and adding 100g of NaCl and 50g CaCl2And performing closed maintenance at room temperature for 24 hours for later use. Before testing the pressure-bearing capacity, 350mL of base slurry is added with 5wt% of plugging agent, stirred for 20min and then added into an aging kettle, rolling and aging are carried out for 16h at 160 ℃, and the base slurry is taken out after cooling and stirred for 20min and then the pressure-bearing capacity is tested.
TABLE 1 test result of pressure bearing capacity of sample in 1mm gap plate
Serial number
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Sample (I)
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Bearing capacity/MPa
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1
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Example 1
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5.3
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2
|
Example 2
|
5.8
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3
|
Example 3
|
4.5
|
4
|
Example 4
|
5.2
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5
|
Example 5
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4.6
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6
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Example 6
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4.7
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7
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Comparative example 1
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2.1
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8
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Comparative example 2
|
0.7 |
TABLE 2 test results of the pressure-bearing capacity of the sample in the 3mm gap plate
Serial number
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Sample (I)
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Bearing capacity/MPa
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1
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Example 1
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5.1
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2
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Example 2
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5.6
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3
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Example 3
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4.2
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4
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Example 4
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5.0
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5
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Example 5
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4.3
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6
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Example 6
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4.5
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7
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Comparative example 1
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1.7
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8
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Comparative example 2
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0.5 |