Abstract:The copolymer dispersant for ceramic powder PAA-AMPS was synthesized with acrylic acid and 2-acrylamido-2- methyl propane sulfonic acid as monomer, ammonium persulfate as redox initiator,and sodium hypophosphite as reducing agent. The effect of different reaction conditions on dispersing properties of copolymer has been investigated. The optimum conditions are as follows : the mole ratio of acrylic acid and 2-acrylamido-2- methyl propane sulfonic acid 8:1, the amount of initiator 1%, the amount of sodium hypophosphite 10%, the mass fraction of monomer 24%, reaction temperature 85℃. The copolymer was characterized and analyzed by FT-IR , GPC and TGA, and the effect of the concen tration of the copolymer(PAA-AMPS)on the viscosity of the ceramic slurry was investigated. The results show that smaller viscosity and better dispersion effects are achieved when the copolymer mass fraction is 0.25 %.