The application provides an activator for a rubber
vulcanization reaction and a preparation method and application thereof, and belongs to the technical field of catalysts. The activator for the rubber
vulcanization reaction comprises a carrier and
zinc oxide. The carrier is a nanomaterial doped with a nonmetallic element. The
zinc oxide is anchored to the outer surface of the carrier. The
zinc oxide is coordinated with the nonmetallic element doped on the outer surface of the carrier to form a monatomic layer in the form of fully exposed sub-
nanoclusters. The zinc atoms are not overlapped and are anchored to the outer surface of the carrier in the form of dispersed fully exposed sub-
nanoclusters by coordination of the zinc oxide and the nonmetallic element doped on the outer surface of the carrier, so that the zinc atoms can be fully exposed to serve as active centers and improve catalytic activity. The activator can be applied to the
vulcanization reaction in the rubber field, improves the vulcanization reaction efficiency, and can reduce the zinc consumption by 70-80% due to the full
exposure of the zinc atoms, thereby saving industrial
energy consumption and
metal resources.