The application discloses a
squalene-based rubber
antioxidant and a preparation method thereof. The preparation method comprises the following steps: S1, dissolving
squalene in an
organic solvent, then adding m-chloroperbenzoic acid, and obtaining an epoxidized
squalene solution after reaction; S2, adding an inorganic alkali solution into the above solution, separating and removing an aqueous phase, and then removing a
solvent in an organic phase to obtain epoxidized squalene; S3, adding the epoxidized squalene into dimethylbenzene to dissolve, adding p-aminodiphenylamine and an organic amine catalyst, and heating in an
inert gas
atmosphere, and obtaining a squalene-based
antioxidant solution after reaction, and finally removing the
solvent and the catalyst to obtain the squalene-based rubber
antioxidant. The prepared antioxidant has good compatibility with common non-polar rubber, has a plasticizing effect, is beneficial to rubber
processing, can participate in a rubber
vulcanization reaction, effectively reduces migration and
precipitation of the antioxidant in a rubber product during storage and use, and effectively improves anti-aging performance of the rubber product.