The invention belongs to the technical field of degradation modification of
epoxy resin materials, and particularly relates to
epoxy resin capable of being degraded in an acidic environment and a preparation method and application of the
epoxy resin capable of being degraded in the acidic environment, and the epoxy resin capable of being degraded in the acidic environment is prepared from 2, 6-dialkoxy p-phenylenedioxy, 2-hydroxy-1, 3-propylidene and cross-linked 4, 6-dialkoxy p-phenylenedioxy, 2-hydroxy-1, 3-propylidene. The preparation method comprises the following steps: reacting 2, 6-dialkoxy
hydroquinone monomers with epoxy chloropropane monomers to synthesize an epoxy resin
prepolymer, and then cross-linking and curing the
prepolymer by using a
diphenylamine curing agent, thereby obtaining the pH-responsive dynamic covalent network containing C-O polar weak bonds, which is composed of 2, 6-dialkoxy
hydroquinone units and 4, 4 '-
subunit diphenyl
nitrogen units. According to the 2, 6-dialkoxy
hydroquinone epoxy resin prepared by the preparation method disclosed by the invention, mechanical, thermal and electrical properties of hydroquinone epoxy resin are retained, and meanwhile, the hydroquinone epoxy resin is internally degradable, so that
sustainable development of the relationship between an epoxy resin material and the environment is effectively promoted.