| abstract |
The invention relates to a process for purifying a crude isosorbide, in which the crude isosorbide is melted and converted, by cooling, into a crude isosorbide melt suspension consisting of isosorbide crystals and residual melt, the amount by weight of impurities in the isosorbide crystals being less than the amount by weight of impurities in the residual melt, optionally a part of the residual melt is separated off mechanically from the crude isosorbide suspension, further the isosorbide crystals in the melt isosorbide suspension are purified from residual melt by washing with a washing isosorbide melt, the amount by weight of impurities in the washing isosorbide melt being less than the amount by weight of impurities in the residual melt. |