Preparation of Tung Oil Microcapsules Coated with Chitosan–Arabic Gum and Its Effect on the Properties of UV Coating

Tung oil, as dry oil, can quickly dry and polymerize into tough and glossy waterproof coatings, with a very high application value. Tung oil was used as a core material to prepare Tung oil microcapsules coated with chitosan–Arabic gum, and the preparation process of the microcapsules was optimized. The effect of adding a UV coating on the performance of the microcapsules was explored. Under the conditions of a core–wall mass ratio of 0.5:1.0, pH value of 3.5, mass ratio of chitosan to Arabic gum of 1.0:4.0, and spray drying temperature of 130 °C, Tung oil microcapsules coated with chitosan–Arabic gum had a higher yield and coverage rate, which were 32.85% and 33.20%, respectively. With the increase of the spray drying temperature during preparation, the roughness of the coating first increased and then decreased, the visible light transmittance decreased first and then increased, and the glossiness showed an overall downward trend. The self-repairing rate decreased gradually. When the microcapsules #11 were added to the UV topcoat at 5%, the coating can obtain excellent comprehensive properties; the roughness was 0.79 μm, elongation at break was 5.04%, visible light transmittance was 77.96%, gloss loss rate was 10.95%, and self-repairing rate was 20.47%.