This invention discloses a waterborne
epoxy curing agent, its preparation method, and its application, belonging to the field of waterborne
epoxy coating technology. It solves the problems of slow
drying speed, poor flash
rust resistance, inadequate water and salt spray resistance, and reliance on organic solvents in existing waterborne
epoxy curing agents. The preparation method includes the following steps: adding an aliphatic
polyamine to a reaction vessel, heating to 70-80°C, and then adding a mixture of epoxy resin and
polyethylene glycol
diglycidyl ether dropwise for an
addition reaction; maintaining the temperature after the addition is complete, and then performing
vacuum distillation; adding
maleic anhydride oil to the product after
vacuum distillation, and heating to 90-95°C for a reaction; cooling after the reaction, and then adding deionized water dropwise for emulsification to obtain the waterborne epoxy curing agent. This invention utilizes green,
solvent-free production, and the resulting curing agent exhibits fast
drying speed, excellent flash
rust resistance,
water resistance, and salt spray resistance.