The application provides a preparation and application of a reactive core-shell nano-
toughening agent for
epoxy resin. The reactive core-shell nano-
toughening agent has a three-layer core-shell structure, the inner core is introduced by rubber (
nitrile-butadiene rubber,
styrene-butadiene rubber,
polybutadiene)
emulsion containing butadiene segments, the outer shell is a crosslinked
copolymer obtained by copolymerization of a vinyl
monomer, a reactive
monomer and a crosslinking agent, and an interface
transition layer with controllable thickness exists between the core-shell interface. The provided reactive core-shell nano-
toughening agent forms a uniform segment physical entanglement
transition layer through a pre-dispersion process, the thickness of the
transition layer is controlled by the polarity of the
monomer and the pre-dispersion time, the core-shell interface is combined through
intermolecular interaction, the stress transmission efficiency of the interface is enhanced, and the toughening effect on the
epoxy resin is improved. When the provided reactive core-shell nano-toughening agent is applied to the toughening of the
epoxy resin, the reactive functional groups provided by the reactive monomer in the shell structure can react with the epoxy groups or curing agents in the epoxy
resin matrix to form a strong
covalent bond interface, thereby improving the stability and compatibility of the toughening agent in the epoxy
resin matrix. By improving the interaction between the interface of the core-shell toughening agent itself and the interface of the
epoxy matrix, the technical problems of poor compatibility of the existing core-shell toughening agent with the epoxy resin, low toughening efficiency and deterioration of the mechanical properties of the matrix after toughening can be effectively solved, and the application range of the epoxy resin in the high-end
engineering field can be expanded.