The invention discloses a preparation method of isooctanol
polyoxyethylene ether, and belongs to the technical field of surfactant preparation, and the method comprises the following steps: mixing isooctanol and an oxidation catalyst, introducing
nitrogen, heating, and removing low-boiling-point substances and water; after the low-boiling-point substances and the water are removed, continuing heating, adding
ethylene oxide, and vacuumizing for secondary
dehydration; after the secondary
dehydration is completed, continuously heating, continuously introducing
ethylene oxide again, keeping the pressure constant, and calculating the consumption of
ethylene oxide; when the addition amount of
ethylene oxide reaches a theoretical value, stopping feeding, cooling, aging until the pressure is constant, removing
ethylene oxide gas in vacuum, filling
nitrogen and discharging to obtain a reaction material; and preheating the reaction material, and then carrying out separation treatment to obtain the
isooctyl alcohol polyoxyethylene ether. The prepared
reaction product can be directly filtered and collected, byproducts in the product are few, the operation is simple, and the difficulty of later separation and purification is reduced.