The invention discloses a synthesis method of a special initiator for polyether
polyol, wherein the initiator is essentially octyl phenolic resin. The method comprises: adding a certain amount of octyl
phenol, a
formaldehyde solution and a catalyst into a reaction kettle, mixing, stirring, increasing the temperature to 50-70 DEG C, carrying out a heat preservation reaction for 2-4 hours, increasing the temperature to 80-130 DEG C, carrying out a heat preservation reaction for 3-5 hours, and then carrying out filtering,
distillation, concentration, preparation, and other steps to obtain the octyl phenolic resin solution. According to the invention, by adopting a closed pressurized reaction mode, the conversion rate of octylphenol is increased, and the molecular weight and molecular
weight distribution of target resin can be effectively controlled; the recyclable
solid acid is used for replacing the traditional strong acid, so that the requirement on production equipment is reduced, and the production process is simple, few in three wastes and low in
pollution; and the high-boiling-point
solvent oil is added to remove
free phenol, so that the content of the
free phenol can be effectively controlled, the molecular weight of the obtained octyl phenolic resin is 1100-1600, and the content of the
free phenol is smaller than 0.5%.