Abstract:Abstract: Cationic core-shell microspheres were prepared by reverse emulsion secondary polymerization, and slow-expanding core-shell nanomicrospheres (PAEs) were synthesized by incorporating shell materials with anionic monomers and cationic initiators using anionic interactions as well as a cationic initiation mechanism. The microspheres were characterized using FTIR, TGA, H-NMR, SEM and TEM to evaluate the chemical stability, interfacial tension and wetting ability. The water-absorption and swelling properties and the drive modulation properties of PAE microspheres were evaluated. The results show that the core-shell microsphere emulsion has good dispersibility and stability, rapid dispersion within 3 min and no delamination for 24 h. The 0.5% core-shell microsphere emulsion can reduce the interfacial tension from 70.1 mN/m to 1.12 mN/m. The normal microsphere expands rapidly by 12.33% in 3 days at 65 ℃, whereas the core-shell nano-microsphere can be swollen slowly for 35 days, and the expansion factor can be up to 13.51. The PAE microsphere can also be swelled by the core-shell nano-microsphere at 65 ℃. Through the simulated sand-filled tube experiment, the oil repulsion rate of PAE was 73.11%, and the recovery increase could be up to 11.23%. The core-shell nano-microspheres are expected to solve the problem of conventional polyacrylamide enhanced recovery which is difficult to be injected in low-permeability reservoirs, and synergistically improve the dissection and enhanced recovery of nano-microspheres.