Abstract: A water-soluble copolymer scale inhibitor was synthesized from acrylic acid (AA) and 2-acryloyl-2-methyl propane sulfonic acid (AMPS). The scale inhibition and dispersion properties of the copolymer were determined. The effects of monomer ratio, reaction temperature and molecular weight modifier on the scale inhibition performance of the copolymer were investigated. Keywords: sulfonic acid, copolymer, scale […]