The invention relates to the field of
polymer chemistry, in particular to a preparation method of an
ammonia-free phenolic curing agent, the
ammonia-free phenolic curing agent is a powdery phenolic curing agent, and the preparation method of the
ammonia-free phenolic curing agent comprises the following steps: firstly, synthesizing
solvent type liquid phenolic resin; the preparation method comprises the following steps: mixing
phenol and
formaldehyde, adding organic amine as a catalyst, carrying out a constant-temperature reaction to an end point, dehydrating to a nearly
anhydrous state, adding a
solvent and the organic amine catalyst, and carrying out a
reflux reaction until the
polymerization speed reaches 30-40s. Secondly, the
solvent type resin passes through a heatable rotary
spray drying device, a solvent is completely removed and recycled, an obtained
solid product can be filtered through a vibrating screen and directly packaged into a finished product, and therefore the powdery ammonia-free
phenolic aldehyde curing agent with the
melting point being 80-90 DEG C and the
polymerization speed being 30-40 s is prepared. The product can be used for production and solidification of precoated sand, no
ammonia gas is generated, the gas generation amount is small, the quality of the precoated sand is improved, the working conditions of workers are improved, and the environment is protected.