Inventors:
Ronny W. Lin - Baton Rouge LA
Eldon E. Atkinson - Greenwell Springs LA
Donald E. Balhoff - Baton Rouge LA
Assignee:
Albemarle Corporation - Richmond VA
International Classification:
C07C22900
Abstract:
This invention relates to a process for selectively producing and recovering [S,S]-ethylenediamine-N,N'-disuccinic acid by the reaction of L-aspartic acid and 1,2-dihaloethane in an aqueous medium, wherein a stoichiometric deficiency of 1,2-dihaloethane is used and wherein the resultant aqueous solution obtained from the reaction is co-fed to water with a mineral acid to preferentially precipitate out [S,S]-ethylenediamine-N,N'-disuccinic acid from the solution.