The invention discloses a method for
recovery of d-alpha-
tocopherol from natural
vitamin E leftover material. The high content d-alpha-
tocopherol can be prepared from the natural
vitamin E extraction leftover material as a
raw material by the technology of a combination of rectification and
ion exchange
chromatography. Specific steps are as follows: the natural
vitamin E extraction leftover material is separated by a two-stage rectifying column, a heavy component after two-stage rectifying is used as a
raw material for separation by use of
ion exchange
chromatography, and after adsorption, replacement,
desorption, regeneration and other steps, finally the purely natural high content alpha-
tocopherol can be prepared by molecular
distillation, wherein the content of total tocopherol in the purely natural high content alpha-tocopherol is greater than or equal to 95.0%, and the relative content of the d-alpha-tocopherol in the pure natural high content alpha-tocopherol is greater than or equal to 96.0%. Compared with the d-alpha-tocopherol produced by a traditional preparation method, the d-alpha-tocopherol prepared by the method is not chemically transformed, the method is
safer, green, healthy, simple in process, high in separation efficiency, and easy in industrial production, the obtained d-alpha-tocopherol is high in content and low in cost, and the comprehensive utilization of effective components in the leftover material can be realized.