Enzyme recovery during gas/liquid two-phase flow microfiltration of enzyme/yeast mixtures

Autor: C. Fonade, Muriel Mercier-Bonin
Přispěvatelé: Unité mixte de recherche biotechnologies bioprocédés, Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique (INRA)-Institut National des Sciences Appliquées - Toulouse (INSA Toulouse), Institut National des Sciences Appliquées (INSA)-Université de Toulouse (UT)-Institut National des Sciences Appliquées (INSA)-Université de Toulouse (UT)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Institut National des Sciences Appliquées (INSA)-Institut National des Sciences Appliquées (INSA)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)
Rok vydání: 2002
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Zdroj: Biotechnology and Bioengineering
Biotechnology and Bioengineering, 2002, 80 (6), pp.610-621. ⟨10.1002/bit.10415⟩
Biotechnology and Bioengineering, Wiley, 2002, 80 (6), pp.610-621. ⟨10.1002/bit.10415⟩
ISSN: 1097-0290
0006-3592
DOI: 10.1002/bit.10415
Popis: The effect of a gas/liquid two-phase flow on the recovery of an enzyme was evaluated and compared with standard crossflow operation when confronted with the microfiltration of a high-fouling yeast suspension. Ceramic tubular and flat sheet membranes were used. At constant feed concentration (permeate recycling) and transmembrane pressure, the results obtained with the tubular membrane were dependent on the two-phase flow pattern. In comparison with single-phase flow performances at the same liquid velocity, the enzyme transmission was maintained at a high level with a bubble flow pattern but it decreased by 70% with a slug flow, whatever the flow rate ratio. Identical results were obtained with flat sheet membranes: for the highest flow rate ratio, the enzyme transmission was reduced by 70% even though the permeate flux was improved by 240%. During diafiltration experiments with the tubular membrane, it was found that a bubble flow pattern led to a 13% higher enzyme recovery compared to single-phase flow conditions, whereas with a slug flow the enzyme recovery was strongly reduced. With bubble flow conditions, energy consumption was minimal, confirming that this flow pattern was the most suitable for enzyme recovery.
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