The present application belongs to the field of pearl
processing, and relates to a pearl bleaching method based on phase transfer
catalytic oxidation. Pearl grains are soaked in a
potassium chlorate aqueous solution, cleaned, air-dried, and oven-dried. The oven-dried pearl grains are soaked in an 18-crown-6
alcohol organic solution, bleached until decolorization is complete, the pearl grains are removed, cleaned after being soaked in
clean water, and dried to obtain finished products. The present application pre-permeates the oxidant
potassium chlorate without oxidation capacity into the pearl layer and deposits it between the pearl
layers, and then uses an organic phase containing
crown ether (18-crown-6) to dissolve the
potassium chlorate into the organic phase through complexation, so that the
chlorate ion produces oxidation, and the
pigment is oxidized. The present application can keep the bleaching oxidation degree of the pearl
surface layer and the pearl deep layer from being greatly different, avoids the problem that the pearl layer surface is excessively oxidized and the pearl deep layer has insufficient oxidation capacity during the bleaching process, and has the advantages of simple process, simple operation, and good bleaching oxidation effect.