可生物降解聚酯单体乙醇酸甲酯的催化合成研究进展

(厦门大学化学化工学院,固体表面物理化学国家重点实验室,能源材料化学协同创新中心,醇醚酯化工清洁生产国家工程实验室,福建 厦门 361005)

煤基合成气转化; 生物降解塑料; 聚酯单体; 聚乙醇酸; 乙醇酸甲酯; Cu基催化剂; Ag基催化剂

Progresses in catalytic synthesis of methyl glycolate as biodegradable polyester monomer
DUAN Xinping,ZHAO Wei,YE Linmin,YUAN Youzhu*

(State Key Laboratory of Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces,Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials,National Engineering Laboratory for Green Chemical Productions of Alcohols-Ethers-Esters,College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering,Xiamen University,Xiamen 361005,China)

coal-based syngas transformation; biodegradable plastic; polyester monomer; polyglycolic acid; methyl glycolate; copper-based catalyst; silver-based catalystdoi:10.6043/j.issn.0438-0479.202006036

DOI: 10.6043/j.issn.0438-0479.202006022

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生物降解塑料是指一类可在自然界存在的微生物和藻类作用下进行降解的塑料.理想的生物降解塑料是一种具有优良使用性能,废弃后可被环境微生物完全分解,最终被无机化而成为自然界中碳素循环的一个组成部分的高分子材料.乙醇酸甲酯经缩聚反应可制得新一代生物降解塑料聚乙醇酸,而合成气(CO和H2混合气)转化的草酸二甲酯选择性加氢可实现乙醇酸甲酯的大规模制备.鉴于我国富煤的能源结构、国际原油市场的变幻波动以及环保要求提高等因素,开发煤基合成气化学路线的可降解塑料单体乙醇酸甲酯的生产技术不仅符合国家层面的战略技术需求,也适应绿色化学发展的理念,同时极具商业价值.本文概述了国内外催化合成可降解塑料单体乙醇酸甲酯的最新进展,重点讨论了基于我国日渐成熟的“煤制乙二醇”技术路线中催化合成乙醇酸甲酯的研究现状,并展望该体系中可能存在的问题和可期的发展趋势.

Biodegradable plastics are a kind of plastics degraded by microorganisms and algae in nature.The ideal biodegradable plastic is a kind of polymer material with excellent property,in terms of that it can be completely decomposed by environmental microorganisms after being discarded,and finally become an integral part of the carbon cycle in nature.A new generation of biodegradable plastic polyglycolic acid can be prepared with polycondensation of methyl glycolate.In contrast,large-scale production of methyl glycolate can be achieved via selective hydrogenation of dimethyl oxalate converted from syngas(CO and H2).Considering the energy structure of China with rich coals,the fluctuation in the international crude oil market and the improvement of environmental protection requirements,developing the technology to produce degradable plastic monomer methyl glycolate via coal-based syngas chemical route not only meets the strategic and technological demands in the national level,but also fits the concept of green chemistry development,and is of great commercial value.In this review,the latest progresses in the catalytic synthesis of degradable plastic monomer methyl glycolate at home and abroad are summarized,with emphasis on the research status of the catalytic synthesis of methyl glycolate with the increasingly mature technology of "coal to ethylene glycol" in China.The potential problems in the system and future aspects are discussed.