The present disclosure relates to a
system (100) assembled for carrying out oligomerization of α-hydroxy acids comprising: a reaction vessel (101),
distillation column (102), an
inlet valve (103),
reflux divider (104), condenser (105) a vessel (108) containing α-hydroxy acids for feeding,
peristaltic pump (109), stirring means (110) for stirring the reaction vessel (101), heating means (111) for heating the reaction vessel (101), means (112) to measure temperature of the reaction vessel (101), and means (113) for heating, adjusting, regulating or maintaining temperature of the
distillation column (102), characterized in that, the α-hydroxy acids are fed portion-wise to the reaction vessel (101) via the
inlet valve (103) positioned close to the distal end of the
distillation column (102) in a controlled mode; such that oligomers of MW
ranging from 900-1200 Da are synthesized / obtained within 5 hours, with less than 2% of α-hydroxy acids in the distillate collector (107).