The invention discloses a free
radical polymerization-based preparation method of a water-based
coating. The preparation method comprises the following steps: (1) obtaining liquid illegal cooking oilby adopting a
solid-liquid
separation technology, then washing the liquid illegal
cooking oil respectively with deionized water and a strong-polarity
organic solvent in which the illegal
cooking oil cannot be dissolved, and finally adding a decoloring agent till the illegal
cooking oil is faint yellow, transparent and
clear liquid, thus obtaining purified illegal cooking oil; and (2) adding the deionized water, a pH modifier, an emulsifier, a dispersant, an initiator, the purified illegal cooking oil and acrylic ester into a reaction kettle in sequence according to a weight ratio of 90:(0.15-0.23):(1.6-2.2):(0.1-0.5):(0.5-1.5):(43-54):(40-60), and stirring for 10 to 14 min at a stirring speed of 300-800 r / min, thus obtaining illegal cooking
oil emulsion. According to the free
radical polymerization-based preparation method disclosed by the invention, instable unsaturated oil with low molecular weight is subjected to free
radical polymerization to form stable
copolymer resin water
emulsion with high
polymerization degree, so that the prepared water-based
coating is high in film forming property and
adhesive force and can be widely applied to the field of decoration of a building external wall and the like.