Abstract:A novel salt-resistant hydrophobic polymer HLMY was synthesized from acrylamide (AM), octadecyldimethylpropyl ammonium chloride (ODAAC) and Salt-resistant Nonionic functional Iso-decane polyoxyethylene ether acrylate (ECY) by aqueous solution polymerization. The self-assembly association performance of HLMY in aqueous solution and the effects of salt and temperature on its association behavior were studied by viscosity, fluorescence, scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and rheological tests. The results showed that the critical association concentration of HLMY was about 0.30%~0.35%. The addition of salt enhanced the quasi-spatial network structure, and HLMY molecules clustered more closely in NaCl solution than in CaCl2 solution. When the shear time of 0.6%HLMY solution (5%NaCl solution as solvent) is less than 500 s at 90, 120 and 180℃, 170 s-1, the viscosity increases with the increase of temperature, indicating that HLMY has excellent salt thickening ability in NaCl. When the shear time continues for 2500 s, The viscosity is still greater than 50 mPa·s.. The elastic modulus(G') increases with the increase of HLMY mass fraction, the elasticity of the system increases, and the number of hydrophobic structural units increases, forming a dense quasi-spatial network structure.