Disclosure of Invention
In order to overcome the defects of the prior art, the invention aims to provide a method for synthesizing high molecular weight polyoxyethylene stearate, and the polyoxyethylene stearate product prepared by the method has stable quality and light color and can effectively reduce the content of dioxane and polyethylene glycol in the polyoxyethylene stearate.
In order to solve the problems, the technical scheme adopted by the invention is as follows:
a method for synthesizing high molecular weight polyoxyethylene stearate, which comprises the following steps:
S1, adding stearic acid and a supported solid acid catalyst FeCl 3/γ-Al2O3 into a high-pressure reaction kettle, sealing the reaction kettle, starting stirring and vacuumizing, vacuumizing after replacing nitrogen for a plurality of times, heating to 60-90 ℃ under the vacuum condition, dehydrating for 1-2h, adding ethylene oxide for reaction for 1-3h, discharging after the reaction is finished, and filtering to obtain ethylene glycol monostearate;
S2, adding glycol monostearate and an alkali metal catalyst into a high-pressure reaction kettle, sealing the reaction kettle, starting stirring and vacuumizing, vacuumizing after replacing nitrogen for a plurality of times, heating to 90-110 ℃ under the vacuum condition, heating to 100-140 ℃ after dehydration for 1-2h, adding ethylene oxide, curing until the pressure is unchanged under the condition of keeping the internal pressure of the reaction kettle, cooling, degassing, neutralizing, and discharging to obtain the polyoxyethylene stearate.
As a preferred embodiment of the invention, the weight of the supported solid acid catalyst FeCl 3/γ-Al2O3 is 0.05% -0.1% of the theoretical weight of ethylene glycol monostearate.
As a preferred embodiment of the invention, the weight of the alkali metal catalyst is 0.1% -0.2% of the theoretical weight of polyoxyethylene stearate.
As a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the alkali metal catalyst is selected from one of KOH, naOH, CH 3 OK or CH 3 ONa.
In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the number of times of nitrogen placement in the steps S1 and S2 is 2 to 5.
As a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the molar ratio of stearic acid to ethylene oxide in the step S1 is 1:1.1.
In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the molar ratio of ethylene glycol monostearate to ethylene oxide in the step S2 is 1:39-99.
In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the polymerization time in the step S1 is 1 to 2 hours.
As a preferred embodiment of the invention, the ethylene oxide in the step S2 is added in 1-4 hours, and the reaction pressure is kept below 0.4 MPa.
In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the molecular weight of the high molecular weight polyoxyethylene stearate is 2027 to 4667g/mol.
Compared with the prior art, the invention has the beneficial effects that:
The invention adopts a two-step method to prepare the polyoxyethylene stearate, and uses a supported solid acid catalyst FeCl 3/γ-Al2O3 to catalyze the reaction, the catalyst can directly activate epoxy monomers, the activated monomers react with an initiator, no moisture is generated in the process, the reaction reacts in pore channels of the catalyst, the epoxy monomers are effectively prevented from generating tail biting reaction, and the content of dioxane is reduced. Therefore, the catalyst can effectively prevent the generation of dioxane and water in the reaction, so that the content of dioxane and polyethylene glycol in the product can be obviously reduced, the prepared polyoxyethylene stearate product has stable quality and light color, has good emulsifying, wetting and thickening properties, and can be widely applied to the fields of pharmacy, textile and the like.
Detailed Description
The present invention will be described in further detail with reference to the following embodiments.
Example 1
A method for synthesizing high molecular weight polyoxyethylene stearate, which comprises the following steps:
S1, synthesizing glycol monostearate, namely firstly adding 534g of stearic acid and 0.32g of FeCl 3/γ-Al2O3 catalyst into a 2.5L high-pressure reaction kettle, sealing the reaction kettle, starting stirring, vacuumizing, and replacing the gas in the kettle with nitrogen for 3 times. Heating to 90 ℃ after nitrogen placement, dropwise adding 106g of ethylene oxide, controlling the reaction temperature to 90+/-2 ℃ and the reaction pressure to 0-0.05 MPa, curing for 0.5h after adding, degassing, cooling to 60 ℃ and discharging, and filtering to remove the catalyst.
S2, synthesizing polyoxyethylene stearate 2027, namely firstly adding 240g of glycol monostearate and 1.52g of KOH catalyst into a 2.5L high-pressure reaction kettle, sealing the reaction kettle, starting stirring, vacuumizing, replacing gas in the kettle with nitrogen for 3 times, heating to 140 ℃, dropwise adding 1280g of ethylene oxide, controlling the reaction temperature to 140+/-2 ℃ and the reaction pressure to 0-0.4 MPa, curing for 0.5h after adding, degassing, neutralizing with acetic acid, and cooling to 80 ℃ for discharging to obtain polyoxyethylene stearate.
Example 2
A method for synthesizing high molecular weight polyoxyethylene stearate, which comprises the following steps:
S1, synthesizing glycol monostearate, namely firstly adding 534g of stearic acid and 0.51g of FeCl 3/γ-Al2O3 catalyst into a 2.5L high-pressure reaction kettle, sealing the reaction kettle, starting stirring, vacuumizing, and replacing the gas in the kettle with nitrogen for 3 times. Heating to 75 ℃ after nitrogen placement, dropwise adding 106g of ethylene oxide, controlling the reaction temperature to 75+/-2 ℃, controlling the reaction pressure to 0-0.05 MPa, curing for 0.5h after adding, degassing, cooling to 60 ℃ and discharging, and filtering to remove the catalyst.
S2, synthesizing polyoxyethylene stearate 2027, namely firstly adding 240g of glycol monostearate and 2.74g of KOH catalyst into a 2.5L high-pressure reaction kettle, sealing the reaction kettle, starting stirring, vacuumizing, replacing gas in the kettle with nitrogen for 3 times, heating to 120 ℃, dropwise adding 1280g of ethylene oxide, controlling the reaction temperature to 120+/-2 ℃, controlling the reaction pressure to 0-0.4 MPa, curing for 0.5h after adding, degassing, neutralizing with acetic acid, and cooling to 80 ℃ for discharging to obtain polyoxyethylene stearate.
Example 3
A method for synthesizing high molecular weight polyoxyethylene stearate, which comprises the following steps:
S1, synthesizing glycol monostearate, namely firstly adding 534g of stearic acid and 0.64g of FeCl 3/γ-Al2O3 catalyst into a 2.5L high-pressure reaction kettle, sealing the reaction kettle, starting stirring, vacuumizing, and replacing the gas in the kettle with nitrogen for 3 times. Heating to 60 ℃ after nitrogen placement, dropwise adding 106g of ethylene oxide, controlling the reaction temperature to be 60+/-2 ℃, controlling the reaction pressure to be 0-0.05 MPa, curing for 0.5h after adding, degassing, discharging, and filtering to remove the catalyst.
S2, synthesizing polyoxyethylene stearate 2027, namely firstly adding 240g of glycol monostearate and 3.04g of KOH catalyst into a 2.5L high-pressure reaction kettle, sealing the reaction kettle, starting stirring, vacuumizing, replacing gas in the kettle with nitrogen for 3 times, heating to 100 ℃, dropwise adding 1280g of ethylene oxide, controlling the reaction temperature to 100+/-2 ℃ and the reaction pressure to 0-0.4 MPa, curing for 0.5h after adding, degassing, neutralizing with acetic acid, and cooling to 80 ℃ for discharging to obtain polyoxyethylene stearate.
Example 4
A method for synthesizing high molecular weight polyoxyethylene stearate, which comprises the following steps:
S1, synthesizing glycol monostearate, namely firstly adding 534g of stearic acid and 0.32g of FeCl 3/γ-Al2O3 catalyst into a 2.5L high-pressure reaction kettle, sealing the reaction kettle, starting stirring, vacuumizing, and replacing the gas in the kettle with nitrogen for 3 times. Heating to 60 ℃ after nitrogen placement, dropwise adding 106g of ethylene oxide, controlling the reaction temperature to 90 ℃, controlling the reaction pressure to 0-0.05 MPa, curing for 0.5h after adding, degassing, cooling to 60 ℃ and discharging, and filtering to remove the catalyst.
S2, synthesizing polyoxyethylene stearate 2907, namely firstly adding 160g of glycol monostearate and 1.45g of KOH catalyst into a 2.5L high-pressure reaction kettle, sealing the reaction kettle, starting stirring, vacuumizing, replacing gas in the kettle with nitrogen for 3 times, heating to 140 ℃, dropwise adding 1293g of ethylene oxide, controlling the reaction temperature to 140 ℃, controlling the reaction pressure to 0-0.4 MPa, curing for 0.5h after adding, degassing, neutralizing with acetic acid, and finally cooling to 80 ℃ for discharging to obtain polyoxyethylene stearate.
Example 5
A method for synthesizing high molecular weight polyoxyethylene stearate, which comprises the following steps:
S1, synthesizing glycol monostearate, wherein the steps and conditions are the same as those in example 4.
S2, synthesizing polyoxyethylene stearate 3787, namely firstly adding 160g of glycol monostearate and 1.89g of KOH catalyst into a 2.5L high-pressure reaction kettle, sealing the reaction kettle, starting stirring, vacuumizing, replacing gas in the kettle with nitrogen for 3 times, heating to 140 ℃, dropwise adding 1733g of ethylene oxide, controlling the reaction temperature to 140 ℃, controlling the reaction pressure to 0-0.4 MPa, curing for 0.5h after adding, degassing, neutralizing with acetic acid, and finally cooling to 80 ℃ for discharging to obtain polyoxyethylene stearate.
Example 6
A method for synthesizing high molecular weight polyoxyethylene stearate, which comprises the following steps:
S1, synthesizing glycol monostearate, wherein the steps and conditions are the same as those in example 4.
S2, synthesizing polyoxyethylene stearate 4667, namely firstly adding 104g of glycol monostearate and 1.56g of KOH catalyst into a 2.5L high-pressure reaction kettle, sealing the reaction kettle, starting stirring, vacuumizing, replacing gas in the kettle with nitrogen for 3 times, heating to 140 ℃, dropwise adding 1452g of ethylene oxide, controlling the reaction temperature to 140 ℃, controlling the reaction pressure to 0-0.4 MPa, curing for 0.5h after the addition, degassing, neutralizing with acetic acid, and finally cooling to 80 ℃ for discharging to obtain polyoxyethylene stearate.
The process parameters for examples 1-6 are set forth in Table 1:
Table 1 process parameters of examples 1 to 6
Comparative examples 1 to 6
Comparative examples 1 to 6 are different from examples 1 to 6 in that the supported solid catalyst FeCl 3/γ-Al2O3 in S1 in examples 1 to 6 is replaced by an alkaline metal catalyst KOH, and the catalyst amount, the reaction temperature and the pressure are the same as those in examples 1 to 6, and other conditions are unchanged.
The process parameter pairs for comparative examples 1 to 6 are shown in table 2:
Table 2 Process parameters for comparative examples 1 to 6
Comparative example 7
A method for synthesizing polyoxyethylene stearate 2027 comprises the following steps of firstly adding 200g of stearic acid and 1.52g of KOH catalyst into a 2.5L high-pressure reaction kettle, sealing the reaction kettle, starting stirring and vacuumizing, then replacing gas in the kettle with nitrogen for 3 times, heating to 140 ℃, dropwise adding 1318g of ethylene oxide, controlling the reaction temperature to 140+/-2 ℃, controlling the reaction pressure to 0-0.4 MPa, curing for 0.5h after the addition, degassing, neutralizing with acetic acid, and cooling to 80 ℃ for discharging to obtain polyoxyethylene stearate.
Comparative examples 8 to 9
Comparative examples 8 to 9 are different from comparative example 7 in that the reaction temperatures are 120℃and 100℃respectively, the catalyst amounts are 0.18% and 0.2% respectively, and other conditions are the same as those of comparative example 7.
Comparative example 10
A method for synthesizing polyoxyethylene stearate 2907 comprises the following steps of firstly adding 140g of stearic acid and 1.52g of KOH catalyst into a 2.5L high-pressure reaction kettle, sealing the reaction kettle, starting stirring and vacuumizing, then replacing gas in the kettle with nitrogen for 3 times, heating to 140 ℃, dropwise adding 1384g of ethylene oxide, controlling the reaction temperature to 140 ℃, controlling the reaction pressure to 0-0.4 MPa, curing for 0.5h after the addition, degassing, neutralizing with acetic acid, and finally cooling to 80 ℃ for discharging to obtain polyoxyethylene stearate.
Comparative example 11
A method for synthesizing polyoxyethylene stearate 2907 comprises the following steps of firstly adding 134g of stearic acid and 1.9g of KOH catalyst into a 2.5L high-pressure reaction kettle, sealing the reaction kettle, starting stirring and vacuumizing, then replacing gas in the kettle with nitrogen for 3 times, heating to 140 ℃, dropwise adding 1767g of ethylene oxide, controlling the reaction temperature to 140 ℃, controlling the reaction pressure to 0-0.4 MPa, curing for 0.5h after adding, degassing, neutralizing with acetic acid, and finally cooling to 80 ℃ for discharging to obtain polyoxyethylene stearate.
Comparative example 12
A method for synthesizing polyoxyethylene stearate 4667 comprises the following steps of firstly adding 89g of stearic acid and 1.46g of KOH catalyst into a 2.5L high-pressure reaction kettle, sealing the reaction kettle, starting stirring and vacuumizing, then replacing gas in the kettle with nitrogen for 3 times, heating to 140 ℃, dropwise adding 1367g of ethylene oxide, controlling the reaction temperature to 140 ℃, reacting at 0-0.4 MPa, curing for 0.5h after adding, degassing, neutralizing with acetic acid, and finally cooling to 80 ℃ for discharging to obtain polyoxyethylene stearate.
The process parameter pairs for comparative examples 7-12 are shown in Table 3:
Table 3 Process parameters of comparative examples 7 to 12
Comparative example |
Catalyst amount% |
Reaction temperature °c |
EO mole number in product molecule |
7 |
0.10 |
140 |
40 |
8 |
0.18 |
120 |
40 |
9 |
0.20 |
100 |
40 |
10 |
0.10 |
140 |
60 |
11 |
0.10 |
140 |
80 |
12 |
0.10 |
140 |
100 |
Effect verification experiment:
The appearance, dioxane content and high molecular content of the polyoxyethylene stearates obtained in examples 1 to 6 and comparative examples 1 to 12 were examined, and the examination results are shown in Table 4 and FIG. 1 to FIG. 2.
Table 4 comparison of the properties of the products obtained in examples 1 to 6 and comparative examples 1 to 12
Project |
Dioxane content/ppm |
Polyethylene glycol content/% |
Example 1 |
12 |
0.6 |
Comparative example 1 |
87 |
3.7 |
Comparative example 7 |
153 |
6.9 |
Example 2 |
8 |
0.5 |
Comparative example 2 |
65 |
3.1 |
Comparative example 8 |
129 |
5.8 |
Example 3 |
3 |
0.4 |
Comparative example 3 |
42 |
2.6 |
Comparative example 9 |
95 |
4.9 |
Example 4 |
11 |
0.7 |
Comparative example 4 |
86 |
4.0 |
Comparative example 10 |
162 |
7.2 |
Example 5 |
13 |
0.9 |
Comparative example 5 |
85 |
4.8 |
Comparative example 11 |
149 |
7.7 |
Example 6 |
12 |
1.0 |
Comparative example 6 |
88 |
5.3 |
Comparative example 12 |
151 |
8.2 |
As can be seen from Table 4, the polyoxyethylene stearate prepared by the two-step method of the present invention has a clear appearance (60 ℃) and a low dioxane content and a low polymer content, and the polyoxyethylene stearate prepared at a low temperature has a clear appearance (60 ℃) and a low dioxane content and a low polymer content, and the polyoxyethylene stearate prepared by the two-step method and the first step using the supported catalyst FeCl 3/gamma-Al 2O3 has a clear appearance (60 ℃) and a low dioxane content and a low polymer content. Fig. 1 and 2 are external views of the products of example 6 and comparative example 6, respectively, and it can be seen from fig. 1 and 2 that example 6 using the supported solid acid catalyst FeCl 3/γ-Al2O3 greatly improves the clarity of the product compared to comparative example 6 using the conventional basic metal catalyst KOH.
Therefore, the invention adopts a two-step method, and the stearic acid polyoxyethylene ether prepared by using the supported catalyst FeCl 3/γ-Al2O3 in the first step is qualified in index and stable in quality.
The above embodiments are only preferred embodiments of the present invention, and the scope of the present invention is not limited thereto, but any insubstantial changes and substitutions made by those skilled in the art on the basis of the present invention are intended to be within the scope of the present invention as claimed.