The present invention discloses a hydrophobic microporous
urea-
formaldehyde foam material and a preparation method thereof, which belong to the field of
polymer chemical modification. The preparation of the above-mentioned
urea-
formaldehyde foam material includes the following raw materials:
urea-
formaldehyde resin modified by amphiphilic macromolecules, a
foaming agent and a curing agent, the amphiphilic macromolecules including a hydrophilic end and a hydrophobic end, the hydrophilic end is used for reaction connection with the urea-formaldehyde resin, and the hydrophobic end is used for reaction connection with the
foaming agent. The present invention connects the amphiphilic
macromolecule bond to the urea-formaldehyde
molecular network, so that it self-assembles in the urea-formaldehyde water-based
system to form a micro-nano
assembly structure with rich morphology; adjusts the affinity of the
foaming agent and the hydrophobic chain segments in the
assembly structure, induces the foaming agent to be dispersed in the hydrophobic
chain segment aggregates of the
assembly, and simultaneously regulates the foaming and curing process, restricts the
nucleation and growth of the foam cells and fixes them inside or around the hydrophobic
chain segment aggregates of the micro-nano assembly, exerts the strong hydrophobic
coating effect of the hydrophobic chain segments on the bubble wall, gives the urea-formaldehyde foam a long-lasting hydrophobic function, and realizes the construction of a microporous structure.