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A study on highly concentrated lactic acid and the synthesis of lactide from its solution
Liu, Lijuan,Xu, Xiaolong
, p. 856 - 864 (2021/06/16)
Lactic acid is an important platform compound used as raw material for the production of lactide and polylactic acid. However, its concentration and composition distribution are not as simple as those of common compounds. In this work, the mass concentration distribution of highly concentrated lactic acid is determined by back titration. The components of highly concentrated lactic acid, crude lactide, and polymer after the reaction are analyzed by HPLC. Different concentrations of lactic acid solution were prepared for the synthesis of lactide and its content in the product was determined by 1H NMR analysis. We found that lactide is more easily produced from high-concentration lactic acid solution with which the condensed water is easier to release. Hence, the removal of condensed water is crucial to the formation of lactide, although it is not directly formed by esterification of two molecules of lactic acid.
METHOD FOR SYNTHESIZING LACTIDE BY MEANS OF CATALYSIS OF LACTID ACID
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Paragraph 0028-0040, (2019/02/24)
The present invention relates to a method for the catalytic synthesis of lactide from lactic acid. The method relates to the synthesis of lactide from lactic acid under the catalysis of a zinc oxide nanoparticle aqueous dispersion as a catalyst. The present invention has four technical characteristics: I. the zinc oxide nanoparticle aqueous dispersion catalyst has a sufficient surface area, and the size of nanoparticles is merely 30-40 nm, providing a sufficient contact area between the substrate (lactic acid) and the catalyst; II. the new catalyst has a milder catalytic effect on polymerization, allowing the molecular weight distribution of a prepolymer within a range of 400-1500 g/mol, which is advantageous for depolymerization to proceed; III. the new catalyst is stable, thus avoiding oxidation or carbonization in a high temperature reaction; and IV. the new catalyst has a low toxicity and a small threat to human health.
PREPARATION METHOD FOR LACTIDE
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Paragraph 0043-0047; 0071, (2017/10/20)
The present invention relates to a method for producing lactide, which comprises the following steps: a first temperature rising and depressurization step for depressurization after raising a temperature of lactic acid up to 160-180anddeg;C; a second temperature rising and depressurization step for adding a reaction catalyst into a product obtained in the first temperature rising and depressurization step, raising the temperature up to 180-210anddeg;C at the rate of 1-10 anddeg;C/min, and depressurizing down to 0.001-1 torr at the rate of 5-20 torr/min; and a lactide extraction step for inserting the product obtained in the second temperature rising and depressurization step into a falling film reactor.COPYRIGHT KIPO 2017