A brief account of technique conditions of several main technique routes for synthesizing glycollic acid and existing main problems in it are given.

• 概述了羟基乙酸几种主要工业合成方法的工艺条件及存在的主要问题,即氯乙酸水解法、氰化法、甲醛羰基化法和一氯乙酸钾水解法。