The starch-based adhesive cross-linked with epichloropropane was prepared by oxidation of starch of hydrogen peroxide,cross-linked with epichlorohydrin, and gelatinization with alkali. The cross-linked conditions were optimized through single factor experiments and orthogonal design experiment. The optimum reaction conditions were as follows:epichlorohydrin was 2% (relative to the mass of starch),the reaction temperature was 50 ℃,the reaction time was 4 h with pH=11 of reaction mixtures. The average crosslinking degree of the adhesive prepared...