The invention discloses a
polyurethane emulsion for UV (
ultraviolet) ink-jet
digital printing as well as a preparation method and application of the
polyurethane emulsion. The preparation method of the polyether type
polyurethane emulsion comprises the following steps: adding polyether
polyol,
isocyanate, a catalyst and polyfunctional group
acrylate into an
organic solvent, mixing and uniformly stirring, heating to a first temperature, and stirring for reaction to obtain a polyether type polyurethane solution; and cooling to a second temperature, sequentially adding deionized water, adjusting the pH value, and uniformly mixing to obtain the water-based
polyether polyurethane emulsion. The low-polarity
polyether polyurethane is selected as a main body material, the polyfunctional group
acrylate is introduced to increase the
binding force between the ink and the main body, the compatibility among the components can be improved, the leveling property of the UV ink can be improved, a high-quality cured film layer can be formed without additionally adding a leveling agent, the
internal stress during
UV curing film forming is reduced, and the
UV curing film forming quality is improved. Therefore, surface defects such as white points and pinholes caused by shrinkage of film holes in the
UV curing process are avoided.