The invention discloses a preparation method of
nitrile rubber, which comprises the following steps: (1) adding water, a vinyl
nitrile monomer and an ionizable initiator into a
polymerization kettle, stirring, heating, and cooling after the reaction is finished to obtain a reaction compound with an emulsification effect; (2) in the
polymerization reaction, adding water, a cosolvent and the reaction compound obtained in the step (1), introducing
nitrogen for replacement, then adding a deoxidant, a
chain transfer agent with a surface activity function,
conjugated diene and a vinyl
nitrile monomer, heating, adding an ionizable initiator, and measuring the conversion rate of the reaction
monomer in each period of time; and when the conversion rate is greater than 70%, adding a terminator and an anti-aging agent, stirring, degassing, adding a coagulant, flushing and
drying to obtain the
nitrile rubber. According to the preparation method,
soap-free
polymerization of
nitrile rubber can be realized, the complexity of a post-treatment process is reduced, the environmental friendliness and
economic benefits are improved, and the problem that the cleanliness of a product is difficult to improve is solved.