The invention belongs to the field of synthesis of biodegradable materials, and particularly relates to a method for synthesizing
lactide by catalyzing a
lactic acid liquid phase one-
step method. Specifically,
lactide with high yield and high optical purity is obtained through one-step synthesis by catalyzing a
raw material lactic acid with a modified catalyst. Aiming at the acidity range required for synthesizing
lactide from
lactic acid by a one-
step method, the regulation and control of the acidity proportion in the H beta
molecular sieve are realized in situ by innovatively utilizing a high-temperature
water vapor treatment method, and compared with a post-treatment method for regulating and controlling the acidity proportion of the
molecular sieve, the high-temperature
water vapor treatment method is low in price and free of environmental
pollution. The catalyst can improve the optical purity and selectivity of the lactide and reduce the purification difficulty of the lactide in the process of catalyzing the
lactic acid liquid phase one-
step method to synthesize the lactide, the
liquid phase one-step method is operated at normal pressure / near normal pressure, the production condition is mild, the catalyst is easy to separate and recover, the production cost can be effectively reduced, and the method is suitable for industrial production. And the method has a relatively great industrial application prospect.