Synthesis of MA/AA/MA-β-CD/SHP Quadripolymer and Its Performance Evaluation as Scale Inhibitor

Abstract

A new scale inhibitor MA/AA/MA-β-CD/SHP was prepared from maleic anhydride, acrylic acid, sodium hypophosphite, and MA-β-CD via the method of free radical polymerization in aqueous solution. The MA-β-CD was obtained through the modification of β-cyclodextrin (β-CD) with maleic anhydride (MA). Results of performance evaluation showed that the synthesized copolymer has excellent scale inhibition effect for the calcium scale, and the resistance rate of silicon scale up to 79.81%. The structure, thermal property, and morphology of the copolymer were characterized by FTIR, TGA, and SEM. From crystallization data and morphology of the scale crystals it was found that the copolymer scale inhibitor can make the crystal lattice distortion, and has a good dispersing ability after addition of the scale inhibitor.