The invention relates to the technical field of
chemical engineering, in particular to a method for preparing lauryl oleate through low-temperature catalytic synthesis, which specifically comprises the following steps: (1) adding
lauryl alcohol,
oleic acid, a catalyst and an
antioxidant into an
esterification reaction device, (2) vacuumizing to 2Pa under the condition that the
esterification reaction device is sealed, slowly heating to 55-65 DEG C, and carrying out
esterification reaction; (3) after the esterification reaction is finished, cooling to 40 DEG C in a
vacuum state, then adding
hydrogen peroxide under normal pressure, stirring and heating to 120-140 DEG C in the
vacuum state, and carrying out reduced pressure
distillation to remove water, the catalyst and unreacted laurinol; and (4) adding a saturated
sodium carbonate solution under normal pressure, heating and stirring, neutralizing with
oleic acid, and then filtering and discharging. The method for preparing lauryl oleate through low-temperature catalytic synthesis has the advantages of being low in esterification temperature, high in esterification rate, light in color and small in
acid value, the esterification reaction is small in
energy consumption, and the product quality is high.