The invention belongs to the technical field of
betaine purification, and particularly relates to a method for separating and purifying
betaine, which comprises the following steps: S1, chemically synthesizing a
betaine mother solution; s2, primary vacuum concentration; s3, primary
crystallization /
filtration: adding a poor
solvent into the concentrated solution in S2, stirring, filtering, and respectively collecting a
filter cake and filtrate; s4, secondary vacuum concentration: performing vacuum concentration on the filtrate in S3; when the
solid content of the solution is 30wt%, adding an inhibitor for continuous concentration, and when
salt crystallization occurs, stopping heating; s5, secondary
crystallization / hot
filtration: stirring and crystallizing the concentrated solution obtained in S4 for 2-8 hours, then filtering while hot to remove
sodium chloride, cooling and diluting the filtrate, centrifuging to remove the inhibitor, and collecting the centrifugate; and S6, finished product
drying: evaporating the centrifugate
solvent in the step S5 to
dryness and collecting a betaine finished product. The method disclosed by the invention is simple to operate,
sodium chloride in betaine is separated at low cost, and the purity and the yield of the purified betaine are high.