The invention relates to a synthesis method of
epichlorohydrin, which is a reclaim utilization method of R-3-chloro-1, 2-
propanediol during the separation and the preparation of S-
epichlorohydrin by utilizing the dynamics of
epichlorohydrin and a utilization method of utilizing glycerin which is the byproduct in the production of
biodiesel. The R-3-chloro-1, 2-
propanediol is reacted with chlorinating agent with the
catalysis of the acid catalyst to generate the 1, 3-dichloro
propanol, the obtained 1,3-dichloro
propanol is reacted with alkali to generate the epichlorohydrin; the glycerin is reacted with the chlorinating agent with the
catalysis of the acid catalyst to generate the 1,3-dichloro
propanol, and the obtained 1,3-dichloro propanol is reacted with alkali to generate the epichlorohydrin. The synthesis method of the invention is simple, which can effectively convert the highly
toxic waste R-3-chloro-1, 2-
propanediol and the crude glycerin into the epichlorohydrin, the yield is high, the production cost is low, the environment
pollution is reduced, so the synthesis method is an ideal method for industrialization reclaiming and utilization of R-3-chloro-1, 2-propanediol and the crude glycerin.