The application provides a
polyurea-based modified high-
thixotropy waterborne
epoxy curing agent and a preparation method thereof, relates to the technical field of
epoxy curing agents, and comprises the following steps: 1) mixing a
small molecule aldehyde and
diethylenetriamine to perform a reaction, so as to obtain an
aldehyde imine-terminated modified amine; 2) performing a reaction on the
aldehyde imine-terminated modified amine, a
solvent-diluted multifunctional
isocyanate and an amino group-terminated methoxy polyether, so as to obtain a hydrophilic modified aldehyde
imine-terminated
polyurea-based modified resin amine; and 3) mixing the hydrophilic modified aldehyde imine-terminated
polyurea-based modified resin amine, an
epoxy resin mixture and water to perform a reaction, so as to obtain the polyurea-based modified high-
thixotropy waterborne epoxy curing agent. The
urea-based modified waterborne epoxy curing agent can endow a paint film with excellent sag resistance when being compounded with a waterborne epoxy
emulsion to form a film, the preparation process is simple, the production cost is low, and the application is suitable for large-scale industrialization.