The invention discloses a method for continuously synthesizing high-molecular-weight
polylactic acid through a melt polycondensation method under a
low vacuum degree, and belongs to the field of
polylactic acid. The method comprises the following specific experimental steps: (1) preparing a
lactic acid oligomer, namely dehydrating a
lactic acid raw material at the temperature of 100-170 DEG C, and reacting for 5-9 hours to obtain the
lactic acid oligomer; (2) melt polycondensation: under the protection of N2, at the temperature of 160-200 DEG C and under relatively
low vacuum, reacting the lactic acid
oligomer with
binary acid, and carrying out carboxyl end capping on the lactic acid oligomer; and (3) carrying out chain extension reaction on the carboxyl-terminated lactic acid
polymer and
epoxy resin at 160-200 DEG C under 200-600 Pa for 1-6 hours to obtain the high-molecular-weight
polylactic acid. The method for preparing the polylactic acid is simple in process, low in cost, few in
side reaction, short in
polymerization time, high in yield, mild in synthesis mode and easy for large-scale industrialization, the molecular weight of the obtained polylactic acid is 90000-2400000, and the material can be applied to the field of biodegradable mulching films.