PURIFICATION OF N-(PHOSPHONOMETHYL)GLYCINE

摘要

The present invention is a process for the purification of glyphosate (PMG) comprising: 1) dissolving or suspending a material comprising PMG in water, in the presence of a base, to produce a composition comprising a PMG salt in an aqueous base, contacting the composition with an acid, such that the PMG salt is neutralized, forming a precipitate of PMG, and 3) isolating the precipitate of PMG. with the proviso that the composition of step 1) is not concentrated or filtered using a nanofiltration membrane.