The invention discloses a method for preparing a low-
sodium-
sulfate-content, low-chroma and high-performance
naphthalene sulfonic acid formaldehyde condensate, which comprises the following steps: carrying out sulfonation reaction on
naphthalene and concentrated
sulfuric acid at 155-165 DEG C, adding
benzene, methylbenzene,
xylene or a mixture of two or three of
benzene, methylbenzene and
xylene into a reactor, forming
azeotrope steam from water generated by the reaction and
benzene or methylbenzene, and reacting to obtain the low-
sodium-
sulfate-content, low-chroma and high-performance
naphthalene sulfonic acid formaldehyde condensate. Steam is condensed and then flows into an oil-water separator to be layered, water is discharged through a
piston at the bottom end of the oil-water separator, the sulfonation degree is evaluated according to the quality of the discharged water, when the discharged water amount reaches 5 / 32 of the
mass of naphthalene, it is proved that sulfonation reaction is completed, excessive
solvent is evaporated out, the temperature is reduced to 110-120 DEG C, water with the
mass ratio of naphthalene to water being (0-9): 128 is added for
hydrolysis, the temperature is reduced to 100-120 DEG C, and the sulfonation degree is evaluated according to the quality of the discharged water. The
mass ratio of the
formaldehyde to the naphthalene is 83: 128-87.5: 128, the
mass ratio of the formaldehyde to the naphthalene is 83: 128-87.5: 128, the
polymerization reaction is carried out for 4-8 hours, the
mass ratio of the water to the naphthalene is 9: 32-45: 64, the
viscosity of the
system is reduced, after full reaction, a
sodium hydroxide solution is used for
neutralization, and the product is obtained.