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Kataliz ta naftohimia: 2020, Vol.30, 38-42.

https://doi.org/10.15407/kataliz2020.30.038

Vapour-phase conversion of methyl lactate into lactide over TiO2/SiO2 catalyst at the lowered pressure

А.М. Vаrvarin, S.І. Levytska, А.М. Mylin, V.V. Brei

Institute for Sorption and Problems of Endoecology of National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine
13 General Naumov Str., Kyiv, 03164, Ukraine
E-mail: brei@ukr.net

ABSTRACT

Now polylactide (PLA) widely use as biodestructive packing material. Usually monomeric lactide produce from lactic acid. Also, methyl (ethyl) lactate could be used for lactide obtaining via its vapour-phase condensation on TiO2/SiO2 catalyst at 2600C in N2 carrier-gas flow. However, at that it is necessary to heat carrier-gas to the reaction temperature. In this communication the results on methyl lactate vapour condensation into lactide with the lowered pressure of 100-150 mbar, without carrier-gas, are presented. Supported TiO2/SiO2 catalyst with 5 wt.% titania content has been prepared by impregnation of silica with Ti(OC4H9)4. After calcination at 5000C prepared catalyst has amorphous mesoporous structure with 335 m2/g surface area and 0.83 сm3/g pore volume. The catalytic experiments were performed in such way. Liquid methyl lactate was dosed into the evaporator (2500C) and further in the flowing reactor (2600C) under pressure of 100 mbar that produced by vacuum pump. Load on a catalyst was varied from 25 to 55 mmol ML/(gcath). Cooled product was analyzed on Agilent 7820A chromatograph and NMR Bruker Avance-400 spectrometer. It was shown that TiO2/SiO2 catalyst provide 74% selectivity towards lactide at 50-53% methyl lactate conversion with lactide productivity of 7.8 mmol L/(gcath) at 2600C/100 mbar. The catalyst stable work is more 80 h. Main impurities are methyl lactoillactate, 1-methoxyethanol and 1,1-dimethoxyethane.

KEYWORDS

lactide, methyl lactate, supported catalyst, titanium dioxide.

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