The invention provides a
polylactic acid foaming material and a preparation method thereof. The
polylactic acid foaming material is prepared from the following ingredients according to parts by weight: 45-93 parts of
polylactic acid, 5-28 parts of toughener, 1-5 parts of nucleating agent and 1-10 parts of
foaming agent. The polylactic acid is one of poly-L-
lactic acid, poly-D-
lactic acid and poly-DL-
lactic acid or a mixture or a
polymer thereof, and has the weight average
molar mass of 0.8-3.5 million, molecular
weight distribution of 1.2-2.5, and degree of
crystallinity of 15-60 percent. The toughener is one of poly
succinic acid butyl ester and poly
adipate / butylene terephthalate or a mixture of two with random ratio. Other accessory ingredients can also be added. The preparation method comprises the following steps: evenly mixing the polylactic acid, the toughener, the nucleating agent, the
foaming agent, the accessory ingredients and the like in a high mixing
machine according to a certain proportion, then milling for 5-25 minutes at the temperature of 100-170 DEG C, and carrying out die pressing foaming on obtained materials at the temperature of 120-210 DEG C on a vulcanizing
machine for 2-10 minutes to prepare the polylactic acid foaming material. The polylactic acid foaming material prepared by using the preparation method has the advantages of
high resistance to shock, high elongation at break, high tensile strength and complete
biodegradation after used.