The present application relates to the technical field of composite materials, and particularly relates to a porous
superabsorbent polymer and a preparation method thereof; the preparation
raw material of the porous
superabsorbent polymer comprises the following components in parts by weight: 10-30 parts of
acrylic acid, 40-60 parts of water, 20-25 parts of
sodium hydroxide, 0.4-1 part of a pore-forming additive, 0.2-0.5 parts of an internal crosslinking agent, 0.05-0.1 parts of an initiator, and 0.1-1 parts of a surface crosslinking agent. The present application innovatively adopts a secondary
drying process, and simultaneously uses a special pore-forming additive; the additive is decomposed to produce volatile monomers and small-molecule esters at high temperatures; the small-molecule esters can undergo an ester exchange reaction with
carboxylate groups on molecular chains, thereby playing a role in reinforcing pore channels, so that the pore channels of the
superabsorbent polymer are stable and strong, and the liquid permeability and absorption speed of the product are greatly improved.