CN1557853A - Process for direct preparation of poly-lactic acid from lactic acid by melt/solid phase polycondensation - Google Patents

Process for direct preparation of poly-lactic acid from lactic acid by melt/solid phase polycondensation Download PDF

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CN1557853A
CN1557853A CNA2004100135448A CN200410013544A CN1557853A CN 1557853 A CN1557853 A CN 1557853A CN A2004100135448 A CNA2004100135448 A CN A2004100135448A CN 200410013544 A CN200410013544 A CN 200410013544A CN 1557853 A CN1557853 A CN 1557853A
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The present invention provides one kind of melting/solid condensation process of preparing polylactate directly with lactate. The preparation process includes the following steps: pre-polymerization to obtain lactic acid oligomer with lactate or its mixture with lactic acid via introducing inert gas and controlling the conditions of 100-160 deg.c temperature and 30-760 mmHg pressure; further melting polymerization via adding catalyst and controlling the conditions of 120-190 deg.c temperature and 1-20 mmHg pressure and then cooling to 100-110 deg.c to obtain polylactic acid; and finally solid polymerization via controlling the conditions of 100-175 deg.c temperature and 0.5-10 mmHg pressure to obtain high molecular weight polylactic acid solid. The present invention has the advantages of simple technological process, low cost and less corrosion.

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The method that directly prepares poly(lactic acid) by fusion/process for solid state polycondensation by lactate
Technical field: the present invention relates to a kind of preparation method of poly(lactic acid), be specifically related to a kind of synthesis technique for preparing poly(lactic acid) by fusion/process for solid state polycondensation.
Background technology: poly(lactic acid) is a kind of synthesis type aliphatic polyester series macromolecular material that can degrade fully, it is to be the polymkeric substance that the principal monomer polymerization obtains with lactic acid, this polymkeric substance not only comprises the homopolymer of lactic acid, also comprises lactic acid and other monomeric multipolymers.Usually, the preparation method of poly(lactic acid) has three kinds, i.e. the ring-opening polymerization method of the dealcoholysis condensation method of the direct polycondensation method of lactic acid, lactate and rac-Lactide.But, because the preparation of lactic acid and the preparation of poly(lactic acid) are to carry out respectively in different manufacturers, from the building-up process that is prepared into poly(lactic acid) of lactic acid, there are many useless operations, increased the technology cost; And, in the process that with lactic acid is the raw material synthesizing polylactic acid, also there be the etching problem of lactic acid to equipment.Disclose among the Chinese patent CN1298892A and a kind ofly directly be condensed into the method for poly(lactic acid) by lactic acid, this method need consume a large amount of azeotropic solvents, but also has the problem that residues in the azeotropic solvent in the lactic acid polymer of removing.Also disclose among the Chinese patent CN1326997A and a kind ofly prepare the method for poly-lactic acid in high molecular weight by the lactic acid direct condensation, this method needs to consume a large amount of dewatering agents in preparation process, has increased the technology cost.A kind of method that is prepared poly(lactic acid) by rac-Lactide fusion/process for solid state polycondensation is disclosed among the Chinese patent CN1068011C, this method has adopted the ring-opening polymerization method of rac-Lactide, but need carry out repeatedly repolymerization behind the recrystallization to the raw material rac-Lactide, otherwise can not get high molecular weight polylactic acid, cost is higher.
Summary of the invention: the present invention is in order to solve the deficiency that prior art exists, and provides a kind of and directly prepared the method for poly(lactic acid) by fusion/process for solid state polycondensation by lactate, and this method has that cost is low, the technology characteristic of simple.The present invention is prepared according to following step: a, be raw material with the mixture of lactate or lactic acid and lactate, feed rare gas element, control reaction temperature pre-polymerization 8~12 hours under 100~160 ℃, the condition of pressure at 30~760mmHg obtains weight-average molecular weight and is 700~1100 lactic acid oligomer; B, will add catalyzer in the above-mentioned lactic acid oligomer, control reaction temperature melt polymerization 4~8 hours under 120~190 ℃, the condition of pressure at 1~20mmHg, reduce temperature of reaction then, control reaction temperature was cooled off under 100~110 ℃ condition 1~2 hour, obtained weight-average molecular weight and be 12000~15000 poly(lactic acid); C, last, control reaction temperature solid state polymerization 10~25 hours under 100~175 ℃, the condition of pressure at 0.5~10mmHg obtains weight-average molecular weight and is 100000~600000, fusing point is 175~180 ℃ poly-lactic acid in high molecular weight solid.The present invention has omitted the operation of the hydrolysis process and the synthesis of lactide from of lactate, has simplified technical process; Do not need to consume a large amount of dewatering agents, azeotropic solvent and recrystallization agent, saved cost; Alleviated with lactic acid be in the raw material synthesizing polylactic acid process to the problem of equipment corrosion, have the advantage that technology is simple, cost is low, corrodibility is little.
Embodiment one: present embodiment is prepared according to following step: a, be raw material with the mixture of lactate or lactic acid and lactate, feed rare gas element, control reaction temperature pre-polymerization 8~12 hours under 100~160 ℃, the condition of pressure at 30~760mmHg obtains weight-average molecular weight and is 700~1100 lactic acid oligomer; B, will add catalyzer in the above-mentioned lactic acid oligomer, control reaction temperature melt polymerization 4~8 hours under 120~190 ℃, the condition of pressure at 1~20mmHg, reduce temperature of reaction then, control reaction temperature was cooled off under 100~110 ℃ condition 1~2 hour, obtained weight-average molecular weight and be 12000~15000 poly(lactic acid); C, last, control reaction temperature solid state polymerization 10~25 hours under 100~175 ℃, the condition of pressure at 0.5~10mmHg obtains weight-average molecular weight and is 100000~600000, fusing point is 175~180 ℃ poly-lactic acid in high molecular weight solid.Described lactate is lactic acid and C 1~C 8The compound that forms by condensation reaction of alcohol or the compound that forms by esterification of the DL-Lactic acid ammonium salt that obtains by the food garbage fermentation and alcohol, preferably lactic acid and C 1~C 4The compound that forms by condensation reaction of alcohol; In the mixture of described lactic acid and lactate, the weight ratio of lactic acid and lactate is (1~99): (99~1); The content of described catalyzer is 0.01~6.0% of polymer monomer gross weight, and the content of preferred catalyst is 0.1~2.0% of polymer monomer gross weight; Described catalyzer is the binary built catalyzer of tin class catalyzer, zinc class catalyzer or tin compound and protonic acid; Described tin class catalyzer is two hydrates of stannous octoate or tindichloride; Described zinc class catalyzer is zinc powder or zinc oxide; The binary built catalyzer of described tin compound and protonic acid is SnCl 22H 2The binary built catalyzer of O and tosic acid; Described protonic acid is boric acid, phosphoric acid or tosic acid; The weight ratio of described tin compound and protonic acid is (1~2): 1, and the weight ratio of preferred tin compound and protonic acid is 1: 1.
Embodiment two: present embodiment is prepared according to following step: a, be that raw material feeds rare gas element with the mixture of lactate or lactic acid and lactate, control reaction temperature pre-polymerization 8~12 hours under 140~160 ℃, the condition of pressure at 30~760mmHg obtains weight-average molecular weight and is 700~1100 lactic acid oligomer; B, will add catalyzer in the above-mentioned lactic acid oligomer, control reaction temperature melt polymerization 4~8 hours under 180 ℃, the condition of pressure at 1~20mmHg, reduce temperature of reaction then, control reaction temperature was cooled off under 105 ℃ condition 1~2 hour, obtained weight-average molecular weight and be 12000~15000 poly(lactic acid); C, last, control reaction temperature solid state polymerization under 150 ℃, the condition of pressure at 5mmHg obtain that weight-average molecular weight is 100000~300000, fusing point is 175~180 ℃ poly-lactic acid in high molecular weight solid.
Embodiment three: present embodiment is prepared according to following step: a, the 145.0g n-Butyl lactate put into the 500ml four-hole bottle that has whipping appts and nitrogen ingress pipe, feed nitrogen after 1 hour, putting into 160 ℃ of oil baths heats, under nitrogen gas stream, pressure is reduced to 200mmHg by 760mmHg stage by stage through 10 hours, obtains weight-average molecular weight and be 1000 lactic acid oligomer; B, the 50g lactic acid oligomer added be furnished with in the 250ml there-necked flask of whipping appts, add the SnCl of polymer monomer gross weight 1% 22H 2The binary built catalyzer of O and tosic acid, wherein SnCl 22H 2The weight ratio of O and tosic acid is 1: 1, be immersed in 180 ℃ of oil baths with the beaker sealing and after inserting depressurized system, polymerization is 6 hours under the pressure of stirring and 15mmHg, the oil bath crystallisation by cooling of putting into 105 ℃ then is after 1.5 hours, it is granular that it is shaped to, and obtains weight-average molecular weight and be 15000 poly(lactic acid); C, the granular poly(lactic acid) of moulding being moved in the vacuum-drying thermostat container, is that 140 ℃, pressure are under the condition of 5mmHg in temperature, and solid state polymerization 15 hours obtains weight-average molecular weight and be 150000 poly(lactic acid).
Embodiment four: what present embodiment and embodiment one were different is, a, with n-Butyl lactate 73.0g, weight concentration is that the DL-lactic acid aqueous solution 50.0g of 85-90% puts into the 500ml four-hole boiling flask that has whipping appts and nitrogen ingress pipe, feed nitrogen after 1 hour, putting into 160 ℃ of oil baths heats, the continuous adjusting was reduced to 200mmHg through 8 hours by 760mmHg with pressure under nitrogen gas stream, obtain weight-average molecular weight and be 1000 lactic acid prepolymer, other preparation processes and processing condition are with embodiment three, finally obtain weight-average molecular weight and be 200000 poly(lactic acid).

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1, the method that directly prepares poly(lactic acid) by fusion/process for solid state polycondensation by lactate, it is characterized in that it is prepared according to following step: a, be raw material with the mixture of lactate or lactic acid and lactate, feed rare gas element, control reaction temperature pre-polymerization 8~12 hours under 100~160 ℃, the condition of pressure at 30~760mmHg obtains weight-average molecular weight and is 700~1100 lactic acid oligomer; B, will add catalyzer in the above-mentioned lactic acid oligomer, control reaction temperature melt polymerization 4~8 hours under 120~190 ℃, the condition of pressure at 1~20mmHg, reduce temperature of reaction then, control reaction temperature was cooled off under 100~110 ℃ condition 1~2 hour, obtained weight-average molecular weight and be 12000~15000 poly(lactic acid); C, last, control reaction temperature solid state polymerization 10~25 hours under 100~175 ℃, the condition of pressure at 0.5~10mmHg obtains weight-average molecular weight and is 100000~600000, fusing point is 175~180 ℃ poly-lactic acid in high molecular weight solid.
2, according to claim 1ly directly prepare the method for poly(lactic acid) by lactate, it is characterized in that lactate is lactic acid and C by fusion/process for solid state polycondensation 1~C 8The compound that forms by condensation reaction of alcohol or the compound that forms by esterification of the DL-Lactic acid ammonium salt that obtains by the food garbage fermentation and alcohol; In the mixture of lactic acid and lactate, the weight ratio of lactic acid and lactate is (1~99): (99~1).
3, according to claim 2ly directly prepare the method for poly(lactic acid) by lactate, it is characterized in that preferred lactate is lactic acid and C by fusion/process for solid state polycondensation 1~C 4The compound that forms by condensation reaction of alcohol.
4, according to claim 1ly directly prepare the method for poly(lactic acid) by fusion/process for solid state polycondensation by lactate, the content that it is characterized in that catalyzer is 0.01~6.0% of polymer monomer gross weight.
5, according to claim 1ly directly prepare the method for poly(lactic acid) by fusion/process for solid state polycondensation by lactate, the content that it is characterized in that preferred catalyst is 0.1~2.0% of polymer monomer gross weight.
6, according to claim 1ly directly prepare the method for poly(lactic acid) by lactate, it is characterized in that catalyzer is the binary built catalyzer of tin class catalyzer, zinc class catalyzer or tin compound and protonic acid by fusion/process for solid state polycondensation.
7, according to claim 6ly directly prepare the method for poly(lactic acid) by lactate, it is characterized in that tin class catalyzer is two hydrates of stannous octoate or tindichloride by fusion/process for solid state polycondensation; Zinc class catalyzer is zinc powder or zinc oxide; The binary built catalyzer of tin compound and protonic acid is SnCl 22H 2The binary built catalyzer of O and tosic acid.
8, describedly directly prepare the method for poly(lactic acid) by lactate according to claim 6 or 7, it is characterized in that protonic acid is boric acid, phosphoric acid or tosic acid by fusion/process for solid state polycondensation.
9, describedly directly prepare the method for poly(lactic acid) by lactate according to claim 6 or 7, it is characterized in that the weight ratio of tin compound and protonic acid is (1~2): 1 by fusion/process for solid state polycondensation.
10, describedly directly prepare the method for poly(lactic acid) by fusion/process for solid state polycondensation by lactate according to claim 6 or 7, the weight ratio that it is characterized in that preferred tin compound and protonic acid is 1: 1.
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