PURIFICATION OF CARBOXYLIC ACIDS THROUGH COMPLEXING WITH SELECTIVE SOLVENTS Russian patent published in 2010 - IPC C07C63/28 C07C51/43 C07C51/487 C07C63/24 C07C63/26 C07C51/42 C07C51/41 

FIELD: chemistry.

SUBSTANCE: invention relates to an improved method of purifying carboxylic acid from a mixture which contains one or more carboxylic acids selected from a group consisting of terephthalic acid, isophthalic acid, orthophthalic acid and their mixtures, and also contains one or more substances selected from a group consisting of carboxybenzaldehyde, toluic acid and xylene. The method involves: bringing the mixture into contact with a selective solvent for crystallisation at temperature and in a period of time sufficient for formation of a suspension of a complex salt of carboxylic acid with the selective solvent for crystallisation without complete dissolution of the complex salt of carboxylic acid; extraction of the complex salt and decomposition of the complex salt in the selective solvent for crystallisation in order to obtain free carboxylic acid. The mixture containing unpurified carboxylic acid is brought into contact with the selective solvent for crystallisation in order to form a suspension of a complex salt of carboxylic acid with the selective solvent for crystallisation. The complex salt is extracted and, if desired, processed for extraction of free carboxylic acid.

EFFECT: methods are especially suitable for purifying aromatic dibasic carboxylic acids such as terephthalic acid, and also enables reduction of the degree of contamination of phthalic acids with carboxybenzaldehyde isomers.

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