The invention specifically relates to a
polyvinyl alcohol porous material and a preparation method thereof, belonging to the technical field of
high polymer materials. The
polyvinyl alcohol porous material provided by the invention has a
pore diameter of 5 to 300 [mu]m, an opening percent of 10 to 50%, a
cell density of 10<5> to 10<10> cells / cm<3>, a dry compression modulus of 4.0 to 7.5 MPa, water-absorbing capacity of 5 to 20 times and
latent heat of
phase change after water absorption equilibrium of 250 to 320 J / g. The
polyvinyl alcohol porous material may be prepared from 40 to 84 parts of polyvinyl
alcohol, 15 to 45 parts of a water-containing
foaming agent, 0.5 to 5 parts of an inorganic
metal salt and 0.5 to 10 parts of a
cell adjusting agent by using a
thermoplastic processing method. The shape of the prepared polyvinyl
alcohol porous material may be diversified. The polyvinyl
alcohol porous material provided by the invention has the characteristics of
plasticity, no need for special packaging and repeated
usability, and water adsorbed by the polyvinyl alcohol porous material does not flow when undergoing
phase change after freezing; so the polyvinyl alcohol porous material is extensively applicable as a low-temperature
refrigeration material for cold-chain transportation.