The invention provides a natural amphiphilic
lignin nanoparticle emulsifier for an oil-based
drilling fluid as well as a preparation method and application of the natural amphiphilic
lignin nanoparticle emulsifier, and belongs to the technical field of oilfield chemical drilling fluids. The preparation method of the emulsifier comprises the following steps: fully dissolving alkali
lignin in an
organic solvent; filtering, dropwise adding filtrate into deionized water, fully dispersing, and dialyzing; and then carrying out ultrasonic treatment, centrifuging, washing and
drying. The emulsifier takes the
biomass-based
polymer industrial alkali lignin as a
raw material, and is green, non-toxic, cheap and easy to obtain; the preparation method is simple, short in period and free of harmful by-products, the
organic solvent can be recycled, and the cost is low. The lignin nanoparticles are added into the oil-based
drilling fluid as an emulsifier, so that the stability of the oil-based
drilling fluid under a high-temperature condition can be remarkably improved; a compact interfacial film can be formed at an oil-water interface, and a three-dimensional
network structure with
viscoelasticity can be formed in a continuous phase, so that the stability of a water-in-
oil emulsion is improved.