Abstract:The quaternary ammonium hemicellulose was prepared by which the hemicelluloses isolated from production waste liquid of viscose fiber was used as raw materials and the 2, 3-epoxypropyl trimethyl ammonium chloride was used as etherifying agent. The optimal conditions for the synthesis of quaternary ammonium hemicellulose were determined by orthogonal experiment, in which the mass ratio of the hemicellulose and 2, 3-epoxy propyl trimethyl ammonium chloride was 1:2, the dosage of NaOH was 5% of total mass of raw materials, the reaction temperature was 70℃, the reaction time was 4h, and the substitution degree of quaternary ammonium hemicellulose could be up to 53.1%. The quaternary ammonium hemicellulose as dispersant was used in titanium dioxide slurry. The dispersion property of quaternary ammonium hemicellulose dispersant were studied. The test showed that the best deosage of quaternary ammonium hemicellulose dispersant was 0.4% of total mass of slurry,and the deosage on flowpoint was 0.0215g。