The invention relates to the technical field of efficient separation and purification of an electrocatalytic oxidation
ethylene glycol
anode product. More specifically, the invention relates to a separation and purification method of an
ethylene glycol electrocatalytic oxidation
anode product. The method comprises the following steps: S1, introducing anolyte subjected to
ethylene glycol electrocatalytic oxidation reaction into a salt chamber of a double-compartment bipolar membrane device comprising the salt chamber and an alkali chamber; s2, under the driving of a direct-
current electric field, recovering a salt
recovery solution containing
sodium glycolate and
ethylene glycol in the salt chamber; s3, introducing the salt
recovery liquid into a concentrated chamber of a
reverse osmosis membrane device comprising the concentrated chamber and a diluted chamber, and recovering a concentrated chamber solution containing
sodium glycolate in the concentrated chamber under the action of
reverse osmosis pressure; and S4, the concentrated chamber solution is introduced into a salt chamber of a three-compartment bipolar membrane device comprising an acid chamber, the salt chamber and an alkali chamber which are sequentially arranged, and under the driving of a direct-
current electric field, glycolate radicals penetrate through an anion exchange membrane and enter the acid chamber to generate
glycolic acid.