The invention relates to the technical field of
polymer composite materials, in particular to air-
drying styrene-free
vinyl ester resin and a preparation method thereof. Comprising the following steps: S1, adding
epoxy resin,
methacrylic acid and a
polymerization inhibitor into a reaction kettle, stirring, raising the temperature for the first time, adding a catalyst in batches, raising the temperature for the second time after adding, keeping the temperature, and continuing the reaction until the reaction is finished; s2, adding binary anhydride, and carrying out heat-preservation reaction until the reaction is finished; s3, adding allyl
ether until the reaction is finished; and S4, adding the reactant into the
acrylate monomer, continuously stirring until the mixture is uniformly mixed, and finally cooling to 35 DEG C or below to obtain the product. According to the invention, dicarboxylic anhydride reacts with hydroxyl on a vinyl resin chain under a low temperature condition to introduce carboxyl, and an air-
drying group allyl
ether is introduced under a mild condition, so that the air-
drying property of the resin is improved, reactants are prevented from gelling due to high temperature, the reaction process is simple and easy to control, and the preparation method is suitable for industrial production. The air-drying
styrene-free vinyl resin with good comprehensive performance is obtained.