Dual Functionality of Biobased Bacterial Nanocellulose as Polymer Additive for Drilling Operations and Post-Drilling Filter Cake Removal
María Eugenia Taverna, Yurany Villada, Sebastián Dell Elce, Jimena Bovi, Carlos Busatto, Juan Martin Maffi, Camilo A. Franco, María Laura Foresti, Farid B. Cortés, Diana Estenoz · 2026
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María Eugenia Taverna and colleagues explored in 2026 bacterial nanocellulose, grown from a kombucha tea byproduct, as a greener additive for drilling fluids. Drilling fluids need steady thickness to lift rock cuttings, and producers usually rely on xanthan gum. Their cellulose came out highly pure, strongly crystalline, and mechanically robust.
Fluids thickened with the cellulose ran thicker than gum-based ones while keeping the same thinning flow under motion. After heat aging at ninety degrees, they kept about four fifths of their starting thickness, beating the gum on endurance. Filtrate loss ran slightly higher, a noted trade-off. An enzyme treatment can later thin the cellulose on demand, easing removal of the filter cake left on well walls. The authors frame this double behavior as a circular-materials win for drilling operations.
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| CREATOR | María Eugenia Taverna, Yurany Villada, Sebastián Dell Elce, Jimena Bovi, Carlos Busatto, Juan Martin Maffi, Camilo A. Franco, María Laura Foresti, Farid B. Cortés, Diana Estenoz |
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| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 50 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |