The invention relates to a
polyethylene glycol
monomethyl ether grafted alkylated carboxyalkyl
chitosan type
crude oil demulsifier and a preparation method thereof. The structure general formula of the
demulsifier is as shown in the formula I, and the preparation method of the
demulsifier comprises the followings: (1)
chitosan is subjected to
alkylation modification, so as to obtain alkylated
chitosan; (2) the alkylated chitosan is subjected to carboxyalkylation modification, so as to obtain alkylated carboxyalkyl chitosan; (3) terminal hydroxyl of
polyethylene glycol
monomethyl ether is subjected to esterification modification, so as to obtain esterified
polyethylene glycol
monomethyl ether; and (4) the modified
polyethylene glycol monomethyl
ether and the alkylated carboxyalkyl chitosanare in reaction so as to obtain the
polyethylene glycol monomethyl
ether grafted alkylated carboxyalkyl chitosan. The chitosan type natural high-molecular compounds are used as raw materials, therefore, the
crude oil demulsifier has the advantages of wide
raw material sources, being natural, non-
toxicity, good
biocompatibility and being degradable. Carboxyalkyl,
alkyl and polyether side chains areintroduced to chitosan molecular chains, and by controlling the positions and
degree of substitution of the substituents, a series of efficient demulsifiers suitable for O / W type
emulsion can be obtained.