Abstract:In this paper,hydroxypropyl chitosan(HPCS),acrylamide(AM) and acryloyloxyethyltrimethylammonium chloride (DAC) were used as raw materials to synthesize the HPCS-AM-DAC. The structures and morphologies of the compounds were characterized by FTIR, 1HNMR, XRD and SEM. The influences of reaction temperature, Ammonium nitrate dosage, monomer dropping time and DAC dosage on cationic degree and intrinsic viscosity were investigated.The results showed that under the conditions of H2O 25 mL, AM dosage 2 g, HPCS dosage 1 g, reaction temperature 70℃, initiator dosage 1.7% (based on the mass of HPCS, the same below), dropping time of monomers 35 min, and DAC dosage 3.5 g, both cationic degree and intrinsic viscosity of the product reached a good value of 63.01% and 468.81 mL/g. The flocculation experiments of kaolin simulated wastewater were carried out with CTS, homemade HPCS, HPCS-AM-DAC and commercial cationic polyacrylamide (CPAM). The effect of flocculation system pH and flocculation dosage on the removal rate of turbidity was investigated.In kaolin simulated wastewater with a turbidity of 200 NTU, the results showed that the suitable pH range for flocculation of HPCS-AM-DAC was 2~6, and the dosage range was 2mg/L~5mg/L.Under these conditions, the turbidity removal rate is above 96%. Based on the zeta potential, floe particle size and flocculation XPS analysis, the flocculation mechanism of HPCS-AM-DAC on simulated kaolin wastewater is the synergistic effect of electrical neutralization and adsorption and bridging.