The invention discloses
isononyl alcohol polyoxyethylene ether as well as a preparation method and application thereof, and relates to the technical field of surfactants. The invention relates to a preparation method of
isononyl alcohol polyoxyethylene ether, which comprises the following steps: (1) adding
isononyl alcohol and a catalyst into a reaction kettle, introducing
nitrogen into the reaction kettle, heating and stirring; the catalyst is a modified carrier-loaded
palladium-
cobalt catalyst; (2) continuing to heat, adding
ethylene oxide into the reaction kettle for reaction, and vacuumizing and dehydrating after the pressure and the temperature are constant; (3) continuously heating, and introducing
ethylene oxide into the reaction kettle again until the pressure of
ethylene oxide in the reaction kettle is constant; and (4) when the addition amount of the
ethylene oxide reaches a theoretical value, stopping feeding the
ethylene oxide, cooling, aging until the pressure is constant, filling
nitrogen, and discharging to obtain the isononyl
alcohol polyoxyethylene ether. The isononyl
alcohol polyoxyethylene
ether prepared by the method disclosed by the invention has a relatively high
polymerization degree and a relatively low molecular
weight distribution coefficient.