The invention discloses a method for decolorizing a
bisphenol AF crude product without using
activated carbon, which is characterized by comprising the following steps: dissolving the
bisphenol AF crude product in an
acetone-water mixed
solvent, adjusting the pH value to be a weak acid
reaction system, adding a
reducing agent thiourea dioxide, stirring and reacting for 1-4 hours at a set temperature, cooling and filtering to obtain a decolorized crude product, and filtering to obtain the decolorized
bisphenol AF crude product. And adding the decolorized crude product into a
diethyl ether-
dichloromethane mixed
solvent, stirring for a certain time at 40 DEG C, then cooling to 5-20 DEG C by a program, crystallizing, and filtering to obtain a white
solid. According to the method,
thiourea dioxide is used as a
reducing agent,
thiourea dioxide is released in a weak acid
system,
benzoquinone pigments are selectively reduced,
bisphenol AF with the purity of 99.7% can be obtained after recrystallization, the yield is 92.6%, the color is bright and white, reaction operation is simple, the
reducing agent is cheap and easy to obtain, the yield and purity are high, the decoloration time is short, the production cost is low, and
environmental protection is achieved; the generation of
activated carbon solid waste in a traditional treatment method is avoided, and the economic benefit is greatly improved.