CN101456812B - Purification method of lactic acid ester - Google Patents

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CN101456812B
CN101456812B CN 200910028648 CN200910028648A CN101456812B CN 101456812 B CN101456812 B CN 101456812B CN 200910028648 CN200910028648 CN 200910028648 CN 200910028648 A CN200910028648 A CN 200910028648A CN 101456812 B CN101456812 B CN 101456812B
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The invention discloses a method for purifying lactate. The method comprises: dissolving the lactate containing dimer and polymer in a solvent of lower alcohol, adding a catalytic amount of alkali, carrying out the ester exchange reaction at a temperature of between 0 and 80 DEG C, converting the dimer or polymer into lactate products and methyl lactate or ethyl lactate, and adding acid for neutralization or adopting cation resin for ion exchange so as to neutralize the reaction product; and recovering the solvent, and obtaining the finished product by recrystallization or reduced pressure distillation. The method has the advantages that the method can effectively lower hydrolysis of the lactate simultaneously carried out during depolymerization of the dimer or polymer in the purification process, the reaction can be carried out at normal temperature, and the production cost can be effectively lowered, along with simple operation, safety and high efficiency; moreover, the purity of the obtained target product reaches more than 98 percent, so that the method has industrial application values.

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A kind of purification process of lactate
Technical field
The present invention relates to a kind of purification process of lactate, relate to especially especially a kind of in the esterification process of lactic acid and alcohol the depolymerization method of the poly-lactic acid ester that produces.
Background technology
The common preparation method of lactate be by lactic acid and alcohol under the effect of catalyzer, occur esterification and, in esterification reaction process, easily generate dipolymer or the polymer of by product one lactate, shown in I, this brings very large difficulty for the separating-purifying of lactate.There is a small amount of reported in literature when disclosing the lactate preparation method, to provide the degradation method of its dipolymer or polymer, but method wherein is mostly in dipolymer or polymer degraded, can again the lactate product be converted into raw material, this production to lactate is unfavorable.
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Such as, MENTHOL lactate (L-Menthyllactate) is a kind of peppermint derivative of synthetic, because its cooling effect is light and long, therefore replace natural menthol as freshener.The people such as Mark B.Erman synthetic have done detailed disclosure to it in US7173146, be with menthol, lactic acid under suitable solvent and catalyst action, carry out esterification and must menthanol lactic acid ester and dimerization, trimerization compound.Be degraded dipolymer and polymer wherein, the mixture of gained is hydrolyzed under the highly basic such as sodium hydroxide, the hydrolysis of dimerization and polymer is converted into menthanol lactic acid ester, but in its hydrolytic process, to there be a large amount of menthanol lactic acid esters to continue to be hydrolyzed and again to be converted into menthol and Sodium.alpha.-hydroxypropionate (as shown in the formula II), this purification process is uneconomical, effect
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Menthanol lactic acid ester
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Rate is also very low.
The purifying of the prepared lactate of esterification of lactic acid and alcohol mainly is the depolymerization method of poly-lactic acid ester, and people are seeking a kind of more economic method always.
Summary of the invention
The invention provides a kind of purification process of lactate, can overcome the existing purification process problem that lactate is hydrolyzed simultaneously when dimerization or polymer depolymerization, by the transesterification reaction under the normal temperature, make dipolymer or polymer be converted into lactate, more effectively carry out the purifying of lactate.
The present invention studies the esterification of aliphatic alcohols lactate, utilize base catalysis to carry out transesterify and remove dimerization or polymer in the lactate, namely take dehydrated alcohol or anhydrous methanol as solvent, suitable alkali is for making catalyzer, carry out transesterify under the normal temperature, make dipolymer or polymer finally be converted into target product lactate and methyl lactate or ethyl lactate, be isolated again highly purified lactate.
The technical solution used in the present invention is as follows:
A kind of purification process of lactate may further comprise the steps:
The lactate that 1) will contain dipolymer and polymer is dissolved in the solvent lower alcohol, adds the alkali of catalytic amount, carries out transesterification reaction under 0~80 ℃;
2) solids removed by filtration alkali, and acid neutralization to reaction product is neutral, or carries out ion-exchange with resin cation (R.C.), is neutral to reaction product;
3) reclaim solvent after, through underpressure distillation or crystallisation by cooling and the target product lactate.
Depolymerization method of the present invention can following chemical formulation:
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Among the present invention, described lactate can be prepared with the esterification of alcohol by lactic acid, is the mixture of lactate, its dipolymer and polymer.Esterification reaction process is with being dissolved in the solvent by certain amount ratio of lactic acid and alcohol, adds catalyzer and refluxes a few hours, and excessive lactic acid is removed in the diluted alkaline washing, reclaims solvent and can make described lactate mixture.Solvent can be selected band aqua commonly used such as benzene, toluene, hexanaphthene, normal heptane, normal hexane, sherwood oil or methyl tertiary butyl ether etc., catalyzer can be the vitriol oil, tosic acid, methylsulfonic acid commonly used, or solid acid such as sodium pyrosulfate, tin protochloride etc. and with loaded article, molecular sieve, resin cation (R.C.) or the heteropolyacid etc. of diatomite or silicon-dioxide.
Described solvent is selected lower alcohol commonly used, such as anhydrous methanol, dehydrated alcohol or its mixture.
Described alkali can be anhydrous sodium carbonate, Anhydrous potassium carbonate or its mixture.
Transesterification reaction temperature can be 0~80 ℃, preferred 20~30 ℃.
The present invention is to lactate, and particularly the esterification of fat (ring) pure lactate and transesterification reaction are done further research, propose more effective purification process.Make the mixture of corresponding lactate, its dipolymer and trimer (GC detects separately content) by above-mentioned known method, again above mixture is dissolved in the lower alcohol (anhydrous methanol or dehydrated alcohol), the alkali (yellow soda ash or salt of wormwood) that adds catalytic amount carries out transesterification reaction, stirring at room is GC detection lactate, its dipolymer and trimeric content after a few hours, the results are shown in Table 1.
The transesterification reaction result of table 1 lactate
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By as seen from Table 1, carry out transesterify with base catalysis and remove dipolymer or polymer in the lactate, pure content does not increase in the product behind the purifying, dipolymer or polymer are effectively degraded, the total content of polymkeric substance can fall too low, generally all below 0.5%, have efficient, temperature condition is gentle, the alkali that uses is the advantages such as catalytic amount, product purity is higher.
Among the present invention, step 2) purpose of the alkali in the neutralization reaction product, for avoiding in the still-process, there is the decomposition of the product lactate that may cause in alkali, being neutralized to reaction product pH value reaches neutral and gets final product, can select acid neutralization, mineral acid commonly used such as sulfuric acid, hydrochloric acid or nitric acid, organic acid such as formic acid, acetic acid or propionic acid etc.; Or adopt resin cation (R.C.) to carry out ion-exchange, be neutral to reaction product.
By above as seen, according to purification process of the present invention, through the lactate of gained after the transesterification reaction degraded, wherein the content of alcohol can not raise, and the total content of polymkeric substance can be down to below 0.5%, behind distillating recovering solvent, can obtain target product again.Through underpressure distillation or recrystallization, can obtain the very high product of purity, purity is more than 98%; For some lactate products, even need not underpressure distillation or recrystallization, can directly obtain high purity product.
Purification process according to lactate of the present invention, compare with existing method, the simultaneous hydrolysis of lactate in the time of can effectively reducing in the purifying products process dimerization or polymer depolymerization, pass through transesterification reaction, efficient realization dimerization or polymer depolymerization, and reaction is carried out at normal temperatures, and simple to operate, safety, efficient are high, can effectively reduce production costs.The purity of gained target product has more industrial value in being applied to produce more than 98%.
Describe the present invention below in conjunction with embodiment.Scope of the present invention is not limited with embodiment, but is limited by the scope of claim.
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Embodiment 1
By method preparation of the present invention and purifying menthanol lactic acid ester, may further comprise the steps:
(1) preparation of menthanol lactic acid ester, dimerization and polymer mixture:
In four-hole boiling flask, drop into respectively quantitative 50g menthol and 50g lactic acid (85%wt) and 50mL toluene, slowly splash into the 0.35g vitriol oil under the whipped state, oil bath reflux 2h, water trap is collected 15mL water, GC detects menthol content<8%wt, reactant is cooled to room temperature, regulating the pH value with saturated aqueous common salt 10mL washing, 10% aqueous sodium hydroxide solution respectively washs again to 6.5-7.5, saturated aqueous common salt 10mL, reclaim solvent, residue is menthanol lactic acid ester, dimerization and polymer mixture.
(2) degraded of polymkeric substance:
Under the room temperature, above-mentioned steps gained mixture is dissolved in the 70mL anhydrous methanol, adds 0.6g solid carbonic acid potassium, stir 2h, GC detects wherein dimer content<0.5%wt, suction filtration, and filtrate is with the acetic acid pH=7.0 that neutralizes, reclaim solvent and get oily matter, be cooled to room temperature, standing over night, suction filtration, get column menthanol lactic acid ester crystal 6 5.0g, it is 99.1% that GC detects its menthanol lactic acid ester purity.
Embodiment 2
By method preparation of the present invention and purity ring hexanol lactate, may further comprise the steps:
(1) preparation of hexalin lactate, dimerization and poly mixture:
Working method is pressed embodiment 1, adds the 33g hexalin, and solvent is 50mL benzene, and catalyzer is the 0.8g tosic acid, and backflow 3.5h is remaining with embodiment 1.
(2) degraded of polymkeric substance:
Under the room temperature, above gained mixture is dissolved in the 50mL dehydrated alcohol, add the 1.0g solid sodium carbonate, stir 2.5h, GC detects dipolymer<0.5%, suction filtration, filtrate is reclaimed solvent and is got oily matter, underpressure distillation with the acetic acid pH=7.0 that neutralizes, get oily matter 45.3g, it is 98.8% that GC detects its hexalin lactate purity.
Embodiment 3
By method preparation of the present invention and purifying LA, may further comprise the steps:
(1) preparation of LA, dimerization and poly mixture:
Working method is pressed embodiment 1, adds the 60g lauryl alcohol, and solvent is 50mL sherwood oil (60-90 ℃), and catalyzer is the 5g sodium pyrosulfate, and backflow 5.0h is remaining with embodiment 1.
(2) degraded of polymkeric substance:
Under the room temperature, above gained mixture is dissolved in the 75mL anhydrous methanol, add 0.6g solid carbonic acid potassium, stir 2.5h, GC detects dipolymer<0.5%, suction filtration, filtrate is with the acetic acid pH=7.0 that neutralizes, reclaim solvent and get oily matter, underpressure distillation gets oily matter 75.2g, and it is 99.2% that GC detects its LA purity.
Embodiment 4
By method preparation of the present invention and purifying 3,3,5-cyclonol lactate may further comprise the steps:
(1) 3, the preparation of 3,5-cyclonol lactate, dimerization and poly mixture:
Working method is pressed embodiment 1, adds 46g 3,3, and 5-cyclonol, solvent are the 50mL hexanaphthene, and catalyzer is the 0.5g vitriol oil, and backflow 4.0h is remaining with embodiment 1.
(2) degraded of polymkeric substance:
Under the room temperature, above gained mixture is dissolved in the 75mL dehydrated alcohol, adds the 1.0g solid sodium carbonate, stir 2.5h, GC detects dipolymer<0.5%, suction filtration, filtrate is reclaimed solvent and is got oily matter with the acetic acid pH=7.0 that neutralizes, underpressure distillation gets oily liquids 51.0g, GC detects wherein 3,3, and 5-cyclonol lactate purity is 98.5%.

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1. the purification process of a lactate may further comprise the steps:
The lactate that 1) will contain dipolymer and polymer is dissolved in solvent anhydrous methanol, dehydrated alcohol or its mixture, the alkali that adds catalytic amount, carry out transesterification reaction under 0~30 ℃, described lactate is menthanol lactic acid ester, hexalin lactate, 2 methyl cyclohexanol lactate, 4 methyl cyclohexanol lactate, 3,3,5-cyclonol lactate, 1-octanol lactate, LA or stearyl alcohol lactate;
2) solids removed by filtration alkali, and acid neutralization to reaction product is neutral, or carries out ion-exchange with resin cation (R.C.), is neutral to reaction product;
3) reclaim solvent after, through underpressure distillation or crystallisation by cooling and described lactate product.
2. purification process according to claim 1, it is characterized in that: described alkali is anhydrous sodium carbonate, Anhydrous potassium carbonate or its mixture.
3. purification process according to claim 1, it is characterized in that: described acid is hydrochloric acid, sulfuric acid, nitric acid, formic acid, acetic acid or propionic acid.
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