This invention relates to the field of polyether material preparation, and provides a low-foaming block
copolymer ether and its preparation method. The method involves reacting a hydroxyl-terminated polyoxyethylene-polyoxypropylene block
copolymer with propyltriethoxysilane
isocyanate, followed by
hydrolysis-condensation to construct a block
copolymer ether with
siloxane-containing
nanoclusters at the end groups. By controlling the number-average molecular weight of the polyether backbone, the content of
ethylene glycol oxy units, the content of
propylene glycol oxy units, the amount of
silane introduced, the degree of
hydrolysis-condensation, and the average particle size of the
siloxane nanoclusters, low initial foam height, low 5-minute foam height, suitable
cloud point, and low residue are achieved. This solves the problem of simultaneously achieving persistent low foaming with low
viscosity, a wide
processing window, structural uniformity, water
solubility, and compatibility stability, and has good industrial application value.