The invention discloses an ecological flocculant based on cassava
starch as well as a preparation method and application thereof, and belongs to the technical field of dredged
soil treatment. The preparation method comprises the following steps: dispersing cassava
starch in water, stirring until the cassava
starch is completely dissolved, adding a
sodium hydroxide solution under the conditions of water bath heating and stirring, and carrying out alkalization reaction to obtain a first
mixed solution; dropwise adding a 3-chloro-2-hydroxypropyl trimethyl
ammonium chloride solution into the first
mixed solution, and continuously performing an etherification reaction under the conditions of water bath heating and stirring to obtain a second
mixed solution; after the reaction is finished, standing and cooling the second mixed solution to
room temperature, and adjusting the pH to be neutral to obtain a flocculant mother solution; precipitating the flocculant
mother liquor, washing, filtering,
drying to constant weight, and
grinding into
powder to obtain the cassava starch-based ecological flocculant. The cassava starch-based ecological flocculant used in the invention is rich in cationic groups, has good
solubility, is easy to fully disperse in dredged soil
slurry, and has excellent dredged soil
flocculation capability.