Abstract:Requirements for sewage treatment chemicals are very high due to the limited sewage treatment equipment and short residence time in offshore oilfield. Thus, it is necessary to develop a high-efficient reversed demulsifier to improve the separation efficient of oil and water. In this work, acrylate-methacrylic acid copolymer emulsion reversed demulsifier (EMASA) was synthesized via emulsion polymerization method by using EA, MAA and SA as precursors. The structure and thermal properties of synthsized copolymer were characterized using FT-IR?, 1HNMR and DSC. The oil removal rates of synthesized copolymers were further investigated based on the water from the offshore oilfield A platform(water type is sodium bicarbonate). Results suggests that the oil removal rate of EMASA was 96.5% under a filling concentration of 30 mg/L, and the value further increased to 98.9% at the assistance of the flocculant,ECHA. Pilot scale test of the property of EMASA was further carried out on platform A. It was found that the OIW at the outlet of the oil system decreased from 255.75mg/L to 197.58mg/L under a EMASA filling concentration of 30mg/L, and the oil removal rate of the oil system increased from 94.89% to 96.05%. The mechanism of the role of EMASA was also clarified based on the results of dynamic light scattering, interfacial tension and expansion modulus.