Disclosure of Invention
Aiming at the defects of the prior technical scheme for separating unsaturated fatty acid (ester) by silver ion complexing extraction, the invention aims to provide a method for separating methyl linolenate by coupling extraction of fatty acid soap and silver nitrate, which adopts a novel method for separating polyunsaturated fatty acid (ester) by coupling extraction of fatty acid soap and silver nitrate, can improve the yield and purity of methyl linolenate, reduce silver nitrate residue in an oil phase, simultaneously reduce silver nitrate loss and facilitate the recycling of an extract phase.
The method for extracting and separating the methyl linolenate by coupling the fatty acid soap and the silver nitrate is characterized by comprising the following steps of:
1) converting vegetable oil rich in linolenic acid and methanol into mixed fatty acid methyl ester through methyl esterification reaction;
2) preparing fatty acid soap by saponifying fatty acid;
3) extraction separation of methyl linolenate by coupling fatty acid soap and silver nitrate
3.1) weighing silver nitrate, dissolving the silver nitrate with water, and preparing a silver nitrate water solution;
3.2) adding the fatty acid soap obtained in the step 2) into a silver nitrate aqueous solution, and intensively stirring and uniformly mixing under the condition of keeping out of the sun to form a silver nitrate-fatty acid soap-water mixture serving as an extracting agent;
3.3) mixing the silver nitrate-fatty acid soap-water mixed solution in the step 3.1) with the mixed fatty acid methyl ester in the step 1), and stirring and extracting under the condition of keeping out of the sun;
3.4) standing and layering after stirring, taking a lower-layer extract phase, and back-extracting for 2-4 times by using petroleum ether with the same volume;
3.5) standing and layering after the back extraction is finished, taking the upper petroleum ether phase, combining the petroleum ether phases obtained by the back extraction, and removing the petroleum ether by reduced pressure evaporation to obtain an oily substance, namely a methyl linolenate product.
The method for extracting and separating the methyl linolenate by coupling the fatty acid soap and the silver nitrate is characterized in that the vegetable oil rich in the linolenic acid in the step 1) is linseed oil or Chinese tallow kernel oil, only two kinds of oil are selected as examples in the invention, and other vegetable oil rich in the linolenic acid can be separated by the method defined by the invention.
The method for extracting and separating the methyl linolenate by coupling the fatty acid soap and the silver nitrate is characterized in that the fatty acid in the step 2) is a saturated fatty acid, preferably lauric acid, myristic acid, palmitic acid or stearic acid.
The method for separating the methyl linolenate by coupling extraction of the fatty acid soap and the silver nitrate is characterized in that the concentration of the silver nitrate in the step 3.1) is 0.1-10 mol/L.
The method for extracting and separating the methyl linolenate by coupling the fatty acid soap and the silver nitrate is characterized in that the stirring speed of the intensive stirring in the step 3.2) is 300-500 rpm.
The method for extracting and separating the methyl linolenate by coupling the fatty acid soap and the silver nitrate is characterized in that the back-extraction temperature in the step 3.4) is 55-65 ℃, preferably 60 ℃, and the back-extraction stirring time is 25-35min, preferably 30min.
The method for extracting and separating the methyl linolenate by coupling the fatty acid soap and the silver nitrate is characterized in that the mass of the fatty acid soap is 0.1-10% of that of the vegetable oil.
The method for extracting and separating methyl linolenate by coupling fatty acid soap and silver nitrate is characterized in that the ratio of a silver nitrate-fatty acid soap-water mixture extracting agent to mixed fatty acid methyl ester is 0.1-10: 1, and the extraction temperature is-10-35 ℃.
The method for extracting and separating methyl linolenate by coupling fatty acid soap and silver nitrate is characterized in that the ratio of a silver nitrate-fatty acid soap-water mixture extracting agent to mixed fatty acid methyl ester is 1:1, and the extraction temperature is 25 ℃.
By adopting the technology, compared with the prior art, the method has the advantages that the yield and purity of the methyl linolenate can be improved, the silver nitrate residue in the oil phase can be reduced, the silver nitrate loss is reduced, and the separation of the polyunsaturated fatty acid (ester) which is recycled by the extraction phase is facilitated by adopting the fatty acid soap and the silver nitrate coupling extraction.
Detailed Description
The invention is further illustrated by the following examples:
example 1 (silver nitrate (1 mol/L) -palmitic acid soap (1 wt%) -water extraction)
1) Preparation of Chinese tallow kernel oil methyl ester
The Chinese tallow kernel oil methyl esterification adopts a known method: weighing 20g of methanol and 1g of KOH, mixing and dissolving, adding into 100g of Chinese tallow kernel oil, stirring and refluxing at 60 ℃ for 1 hour, standing for layering, taking an upper oil layer, washing with water to be neutral, and removing water in vacuum to obtain the Chinese tallow kernel oil methyl ester (mixed fatty acid methyl ester).
2) Preparation of palmitic acid soap
The method for preparing the palmitic acid soap by saponifying the palmitic acid adopts the known method: 5g KOH was weighed and dissolved in 100ml water to prepare 5% KOH aqueous solution. Weighing 20g of palmitic acid, adding 100ml of 5% KOH aqueous solution, stirring at normal temperature for 30min, filtering, washing the solid with water to be neutral, and drying to remove water to obtain the white palmitic acid soap.
3) Extraction of methyl linolenate by coupling palmitic acid soap and silver nitrate
Preparing 1mol/L silver nitrate aqueous solution;
adding 1g of palmitic acid soap into 10mL of 1mol/L silver nitrate aqueous solution, and strongly stirring in a dark place to uniformly disperse the palmitic acid soap in the silver nitrate aqueous solution;
③ weighing 10g Chinese tallow kernel oil methyl ester, adding 10mL of the silver nitrate-palmitic acid soap-water solution, stirring at normal temperature in dark for 30min, and extracting and separating; after extraction, standing for layering, taking the lower extraction phase, adding 10mL of petroleum ether, stirring at 60 ℃ in a dark place for 30min, and carrying out back extraction; after the back extraction, the stirring is stopped, the mixture is kept stand for 60min, and the back extraction process is repeated for 2 times by using 10mL of petroleum ether for the lower silver nitrate-palmitic acid soap-water solution phase. And (3) combining the petroleum ether phases obtained by the back extraction for 3 times, and removing the petroleum ether by reduced pressure evaporation to obtain a product, wherein the mass of the product is 1.080g, and the product is analyzed by gas chromatography, and the content of the methyl linolenate in the product is 89.68%. The yield of methyl linolenate was 23.2% by calculation of the formula (1).
In the formula (1), mF、mpRespectively the quality of the raw material and the product, xF、xpThe contents of the raw material and the product are respectively the methyl linolenate content.
Fourthly, the residual quantity of Ag ions in the products of the extract phase and the raffinate phase is measured according to the known method (the Morel method): respectively distilling the extract phase and the raffinate phase under reduced pressure to remove the solvent to obtain an oily product; dissolving 0.5001g product in 10mL ethanol, adding 10mL water, dissolving with vortex oscillator to obtain sample, adding into brown burette, and recording total volume (V)0mL); taking 2mL of 0.01mol/L standard NaCl aqueous solution, placing the solution in a conical flask, adding 34 drops of 5% K2CrO4And (3) taking the aqueous solution as an indicator, titrating the sample to be detected until brick red precipitates are generated, and recording the volume of the sample to be detected consumed. The residual Ag ion amount was calculated by the formula (2), and the residual Ag ion amount was not detected in both the raffinate phase and the extract phase by the known Mohr method.
In the formula (2), 107.87-Ag ion molar mass, CNaClConcentration of NaCl Standard solution 0.01mol/L, VNaClVolume mL, V of NaCl Standard solutionsConsumed sample volume mL, m0Sample masses g, V0Sample volume mL.
Example 2 (silver nitrate (1 mol/L) -palmitic acid soap (0.5 wt%) -water extraction)
1) Chinese tallow kernel oil methyl ester and palmitic acid soap were prepared separately according to known methods, see example 1.
2) Extraction of methyl linolenate by coupling palmitic acid soap and silver nitrate
Taking 10mL of 1mol/L silver nitrate aqueous solution, adding 0.5g of palmitic acid soap into the 1mol/L silver nitrate aqueous solution, and intensively stirring the mixture in a dark place to uniformly disperse the palmitic acid soap in the silver nitrate aqueous solution;
② weighing 10g Chinese tallow kernel oil methyl ester, adding 10mL above silver nitrate-palmitic acid soap-water solution, stirring at normal temperature in dark place for 1h, extracting and separating; after extraction, standing for layering, taking the lower extraction phase, adding 10mL of petroleum ether, stirring at 60 ℃ in a dark place for 30min, and carrying out back extraction; after the back extraction, the stirring is stopped, the mixture is kept stand for 60min, and the back extraction process is repeated for 2 times by using 10mL of petroleum ether for the lower silver nitrate-palmitic acid soap-water solution phase. And (3) combining the petroleum ether phases obtained by the back extraction for 3 times, and removing the petroleum ether by reduced pressure evaporation to obtain a product, wherein the mass of the product is 0.601g, and the composition is analyzed by gas chromatography, and the content of the methyl linoleate in the product is 93.2%. The yield of methyl linolenate was 13.4% by calculation of the formula (1).
③ the residual amount of Ag ions in the extract and raffinate products was determined by a known method (Morel method), see example 1. According to the known Mohr method, the residual silver ion amount is not detected in both the raffinate phase and the extract phase.
Example 3 (silver nitrate (1 mol/L) -stearic acid soap (1.0 wt%) -Water extraction)
1) Preparation of Chinese tallow kernel oil methyl ester
Methyl esterification of Chinese tallow kernel oil is carried out by a known method, as shown in example 1.
2) Preparation of stearic acid soap
The method for preparing the stearic acid soap by saponifying stearic acid adopts the known method: 5g KOH was weighed and dissolved in 100ml water to prepare 5% KOH aqueous solution. Weighing 20g of stearic acid, adding 100ml of 5% KOH aqueous solution, stirring at normal temperature for 30min, carrying out suction filtration, washing the solid to be neutral by water, and drying to remove water to obtain the white stearic acid soap.
3) Extraction of methyl linolenate by coupling stearic acid soap and silver nitrate
Preparing 1mol/L silver nitrate aqueous solution;
secondly, 10mL of 1mol/L silver nitrate aqueous solution is taken, 1g of stearic acid soap is added into the silver nitrate aqueous solution, and the mixture is strongly stirred in a dark place, so that the stearic acid soap is uniformly dispersed in the silver nitrate aqueous solution;
③ weighing 10g Chinese tallow kernel oil methyl ester, adding 10mL of the silver nitrate-stearic acid soap-water solution, stirring at normal temperature in dark for 1h, and extracting and separating; after extraction, standing for layering, taking the lower extraction phase, adding 10mL of petroleum ether, stirring at 65 ℃ in a dark place for 30min, and carrying out back extraction; after the back extraction, the stirring is stopped, the mixture is kept stand for 60min, and the back extraction process is repeated for 2 times by using 10mL of petroleum ether as a lower silver nitrate-stearic acid soap-water solution phase. And (3) combining the petroleum ether phases obtained by the back extraction for 3 times, and removing the petroleum ether by reduced pressure evaporation to obtain a product, wherein the mass of the product is 1.04g, and the product is analyzed by gas chromatography, and the content of the methyl linoleate in the product is 90.59%. The yield of methyl linolenate was 22.5% by calculation of the formula (1).
The residual amount of Ag ions in the extract and raffinate products was determined by known methods (Moire method), see example 1. According to the known Mohr method, the residual silver ion amount is not detected in both the raffinate phase and the extract phase.
Example 4 (silver nitrate (1 mol/L) -palmitic acid soap (1.0 wt%) -water extraction recycle)
Weighing 10g Chinese tallow kernel oil methyl ester, adding 10ml extracting agent (silver nitrate-palmitic acid soap-water solution) used in example 1, stirring at room temperature in dark place for 30min, and extracting and separating; after extraction, standing for layering, taking the lower extraction phase, adding 10mL of petroleum ether, stirring at 60 ℃ in a dark place for 30min, and carrying out back extraction; after the back extraction, the stirring is stopped, the mixture is kept stand for 60min, and the back extraction process is repeated for 2 times by using 10mL of petroleum ether for the lower silver nitrate-palmitic acid soap-water solution phase. And (3) combining the petroleum ether phases obtained by the back extraction for 3 times, and removing the petroleum ether by reduced pressure evaporation to obtain a product, wherein the mass of the product is 1.071g, and the product is analyzed by gas chromatography, and the content of the methyl linolenate in the product is 90.15%. The yield of methyl linolenate was 23.1% by calculation of the formula (1). The residual amounts of Ag ions in the extract and raffinate products were determined in a manner known per se (Mohr's method), see example 1. According to the known Mohr method, the residual silver ion amount is not detected in both the raffinate phase and the extract phase.
Comparative example 1: (silver nitrate-methanol-water extraction)
60mL of methanol and 40mL of water are respectively taken by using a measuring cylinder, and mixed to prepare a methanol aqueous solution with the methanol concentration of 60%.
17.01g of silver nitrate is weighed, dissolved by methanol aqueous solution (the concentration of methanol is 60 percent) and the volume is determined to be 100mL, so as to prepare 1.0mol/L silver nitrate-methanol-aqueous solution.
Weighing 20g of methyl tallowseed oil methyl ester after methyl esterification by a known method, adding 20mL of 1.0mol/L silver nitrate-methanol-water solution (methanol content is 60%), stirring at 10 deg.C in dark for 30min, extracting and separating, and stirring at 200 rpm. After extraction, stirring was stopped and the mixture was allowed to stand for 60 min. The lower extract phase (silver nitrate-methanol-water solution phase) was taken, 20mL of petroleum ether was added, and back extraction was performed by stirring at 50 ℃ for 30min in the dark. After the back extraction is finished, the stirring is stopped, the mixture is kept stand for 60min, and the back extraction process is repeated for 2 times by using 20mL of petroleum ether at the lower layer. And (3) combining petroleum ether phases obtained by the back extraction for 3 times, and removing the petroleum ether by reduced pressure evaporation to obtain a product, wherein the mass of the product is 1.5770g, and the composition of the product is analyzed by gas chromatography, and the content of the methyl linoleate in the product is 72.61%. The yield of methyl linolenate was 13.7% by calculation of the formula (1).
The solvent is removed from the raffinate phase and the extract phase obtained by extracting and separating the Chinese tallow kernel oil by vacuum distillation respectively, and the residual quantity of Ag ions in the extract phase and the raffinate phase products is determined by a known method (Mohr method), see example 1.
Comparative example 2: (silver nitrate-methanol-water recycle)
20g of Chinese tallow kernel oil methyl ester is weighed, 20ml of the extracting agent (silver nitrate-methanol-water solution) used once in the comparison example 1 is added, and the mixture is stirred for 30min in the dark at the temperature of 10 ℃ for extraction and separation, and the stirring speed is 200 rpm. After extraction, stirring was stopped and the mixture was allowed to stand for 60 min. The lower extract phase (silver nitrate-methanol-water solution phase) was taken, 20mL of petroleum ether was added, and back extraction was performed by stirring at 50 ℃ for 30min in the dark. After the back extraction is finished, the stirring is stopped, the mixture is kept stand for 60min, and the back extraction process is repeated for 2 times by using 20mL of petroleum ether at the lower layer. And (3) combining petroleum ether phases obtained by the back extraction for 3 times, and removing the petroleum ether by reduced pressure evaporation to obtain a product, wherein the weight of the product is 1.325g, and the composition of the product is analyzed by gas chromatography, and the content of the methyl linoleate in the product is 69.02%. The yield of methyl linolenate was 10.9% by calculation of the formula (1). The residual silver ion content in the raffinate phase and extract phase products was 5.38 and 2.21mg/g, respectively, as determined by the Morel method.