Research on Synthesis Regularity of Epoxysuccinic Acid

Abstract:

The yield of epoxysuccinic acid was obtained by determining the content of unreacted maleic anhydride and tartaric acid as a by-product in synthesis system. This method could calculate the yield of epoxysuccinic acid precisely and overcome the disadvantage of obtaining inpure product by recrystallization method. Epoxysuccinic Acid was synthesized using maleic anhydride as raw material, hydrogen peroxide as oxidizer and tungstate as catalyst. The effects of reaction temperature, reaction time, ratio of materials, dosage of oxidizer and catalyst on epoxidation and hydrolysis reaction was investigated. The results showed that the yield of epoxysuccinic acid was 88% when the reaction conditions were as follows: reaction temperature 65°C, reaction time 1.5h, catalyst dosage 3%(based on mass of maleic anhydride), molar ratio of sodium hydrate to maleic anhydride 2:1, mass ratio of hydrogen peroxide to maleic anhydride 1:1.

• Periodical: Applied Mechanics and Materials (Volumes 316-317)
• Pages: 942-945
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMM.316-317.942
• Online since: April 2013
• Authors: Qing He Gao, Yi Can Wang, Zhi Feng Hou, Hui Juan Qian, Yuan Zhang, Jing Liu, Xin Ping Chen
• Keywords: Characterization, Epoxysuccinic Acid, Synthesis Regularity

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