WO2001019483A1 - Partikelgängige vorrichtung zur durchführung von stofftrennungen mittels poröser flächiger adsorptionsmembranen - Google Patents
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- B01—PHYSICAL OR CHEMICAL PROCESSES OR APPARATUS IN GENERAL
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- Particle-permeable device for carrying out material separations by means of porous flat adsorption membranes.
- the invention relates to a particle-permeable device for carrying out substance burns by means of permeation of liquids through more than one layer of porous flat adsorption membranes.
- Porous flat adsorption membranes are understood to mean microporous flat membranes which have functional groups and / or ligands or reactants on their surface which are capable of interacting with at least one substance in a liquid phase in contact with it (WO-Al-92 / 00805, Sartorius AG). The liquid phase is transported convectively through the adsorption membranes.
- adsorption membranes is to be understood as a generic term for various types of adsorption membranes such as ion exchange membranes, ligand membranes, afanity membranes and activated membranes, which in turn are divided into different types of adsorption membranes depending on the functional groups, ligands and reactants.
- the devices of the invention can be used for the treatment of particle-containing liquids, such as z. B. in biotechnology, in the pharmaceutical, food and chemical industries or in the water and wastewater sector.
- particle-containing liquids such as z. B. in biotechnology, in the pharmaceutical, food and chemical industries or in the water and wastewater sector.
- biologically active substances are produced using cell cultures.
- the cells In order to obtain them, the cells generally have to be disrupted and separated by centrifugation and / or filtration so that the desired substance can be isolated from the remaining liquid.
- KH Kroner et al. describe an additional step of particle separation. a process for crossflow filtration with adsorption (affinity) membranes for primary separation of proteins using the example of the isolation of the enzyme malate dehydrogenase from E.
- DE-PS 197 11 083 but it has the disadvantage that it is of complex construction and has to be operated with a high energy input, on the one hand a high permeate flow and on the other hand a sufficient overflow rate for discharging the particles with the liquid flow is ensured. Otherwise the first membrane layer would block and the entire permeation would come to a standstill.
- the dead-end filtration units known from DE-PS 197 11 083 and DE-OS 44 32 628 on the other hand, have a more uniform breakthrough of the target substance at high adsorption capacities due to the use of several layers of porous adsorption membranes, but the supplied fluids must be particle-free to prevent the filtration units from clogging.
- the invention is based on the object of creating a device for carrying out material separations by permeation of particle-containing liquids through porous adsorption membranes, which is characterized by a high adsorption capacity, a uniform breakthrough of the target substance and a simple structure.
- the remaining part of the liquid flows together with the particles through the at least one hole of the first layer into the space formed by the first and the next spaced layer, where it combines with the permeate that has passed through the first layer.
- the combined parts of the liquid now flow over the surface of the second layer of the flat adsorption membrane until a part together with the particles flow through the at least one hole of this second layer.
- a first part of the liquid is permeated particle-free through the pores of this second layer of the flat membrane. Both parts of the liquid collect in the space formed by the second and the next spaced layer.
- the process described is repeated until the liquid loaded with particles and combined with the permeates leaves the last layer of the flat adsorption membrane through the at least one hole.
- the liquid derived from the particle-permeable device is completely or almost completely freed from the substance to be obtained.
- these are arranged in a regular or irregular arrangement in the membrane system. They are of such a size that they allow passage of the particles present in the liquids.
- Their diameter is a multiple of the nominal pore size of the microporous adsorption membranes used. However, it should be smaller than 100 times the diameter of the largest particles in the liquids.
- the holes of adjacent layers are arranged offset from one another, in particular if the number of holes in a membrane system is small and / or their diameter is large.
- the at least one hole can have an area fraction of up to 20%, preferably of up to 4%, based on the area of a layer of the adsorption membranes.
- the holes can be designed in any shape, but they preferably have the shape of a slot or a circle with a diameter of 0.01 to 20 mm, preferably 0.5 to 2 mm.
- the adjacent layers of the porous flat adsorption membranes are arranged parallel to one another at a distance in the range between 0.1 to 5 mm, preferably between 0.2 to 1 mm, by means of spacers. Webs, grids, woven fabrics, knitted fabrics or nonwovens are considered as spacers, which are characterized by good particle permeability.
- the flat adsorption membranes should have a pore diameter in the range between 0.1 to 10 ⁇ m, preferably between 3 to 5 ⁇ m. Adsorption membranes with smaller pore diameters have a permeability that is too low for practical applications, while adsorption membranes with larger pores run the risk of rapid blocking due to the penetration of small particles into the pores.
- Flat membranes which carry functional groups and / or ligands or reactants which are capable of interacting with at least one substance, preferably the substance to be obtained, from the liquids are used as adsorption membranes.
- the device can be designed as a flat module or, in a preferred embodiment of the invention, as a winding module in which the layers are formed into a winding together with the spacers.
- FIG. 1 schematically shows a section through an embodiment of the device according to the invention
- Fig. 2 shows a variant of the arrangement of holes in a position of a flat
- FIG. 3 shows the course of a typical separation
- Fig. 4 in an exploded view of a further embodiment of the arrangement of the holes in adjacent layers of the flat adsorption membranes.
- the particle-permeable device 1 consists of a housing 2 with a liquid inlet 3 and a liquid outlet 4.
- a housing 2 with a liquid inlet 3 and a liquid outlet 4.
- more than one layer of porous flat adsorption membranes 5 are arranged such that the liquids from the liquid inlet 3 to the liquid outlet during operation of the device 1 4 must pass through the layers 5 one after the other.
- the layers of the adsorption membrane 5 are provided with holes 6 for the passage of particles 8 contained in the feed liquid 7. For reasons of clarity, only a few holes 6 are shown.
- the layers of the adsorption membranes 5 are sealed in their peripheral edge area with respect to the housing 2 by means of a seal 9.
- the layers of the adsorption membrane 5 are arranged at a distance from one another to form a space 10 for the collection of a first part 11 of the liquid 7 permeating through the adsorption membranes and the remaining part 12 of the liquid laden with particles, which liquid passes through the holes 5 through the layers 5.
- the spacing of the layers of the adsorption membrane 5 is stabilized by means of spacers 13, which are introduced between the layers 5 in the form of particle-compatible lattices, woven fabrics, knitted fabrics or nonwovens.
- Corresponding flow control devices, for example in the form of the spacers 13, are arranged for better flow onto the first layer 5 and for better collection of the liquid 7 after the last layer of the adsorption membranes 5.
- FIG. 4 shows a further embodiment of the arrangement of the holes 6 in the spaced-apart layers of the flat adsorption membranes 5, as well as the associated spacers 13.
- These elements are introduced, for example, in a housing (not shown) with a liquid inlet and outlet so as to seal the edges.
- Example 1 Two meters of a 6 cm wide strip of a strongly basic adsorption membrane of the SARTOBIND Q type (Sartorius AG) was provided with holes in an arrangement shown in FIG. 2. The holes were about 1.8 cm apart and 3.5 mm in diameter. The proportion of holes in the frontal membrane area was approximately 1.8%.
- This membrane tape was processed together with a 6 cm wide fabric tape made of polypropylene to form a cylinder module according to DE-PS 197 11 083.
- a particle-laden liquid (feed solution) made of commercially available bovine serum albumin (RSA) from Kraber, Hamburg and air-dried baker's yeast in a buffer of the composition 0.01 M Tris (hydroylmethyl) aminomethane (TRIS) was adjusted with the peristaltic module using a peristaltic pump concentrated hydrochloric acid to a pH of 8.3 at a rate of 0.6 1 / min.
- the liquid leaving the cylinder module was passed through a flow photometer from Wedgewood, San Carlos, USA, and the absorption of the solution was determined at 280 nm and recorded continuously.
- the buffer was washed until the absorption at 280 nm had reached 0 again. Then the RSA was first eluted from the cylinder module with a solution of 0.25 M sodium chloride in the buffer and finally the bound yeast was removed with 1 M sodium chloride in the buffer. There was no significant increase in pressure throughout the procedure. After that, the cylinder module was available for another cycle. The attempt was repeated.
- Figure 3 shows the course of a typical experiment. There is an immediate breakthrough of the yeast particles through the cylinder module, which can be seen from the steep rise in the curve at the beginning. After rinsing out all UV-absorbing particles, the RSA was eluted with 0.25 M NaCl in the buffer (first large peak), then yeast retained in the cylinder module with 1 M NaCl in the buffer was desorbed (second peak). The dynamic binding capacity (reaching 10% of the concentration of the 01/19483
- the cylinder module was rinsed with 1 M NaCl in the buffer, then charged with 1 M NaOH and left to stand for 10 min, then was rinsed with 1 M NaOH and then with 1 M NaCl in the buffer, then only with buffer.
- the cylinder module was loaded again with RSA.
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US09/936,065 US6911148B1 (en) | 1999-09-14 | 2000-09-06 | Adsorptive membrane device for treating particle-laden liquid feeds |
JP2001523105A JP2003509184A (ja) | 1999-09-14 | 2000-09-06 | 多孔性平面状の吸着膜によって物質分離を実行するための粒子通過可能な装置 |
EP00960610A EP1212129A1 (de) | 1999-09-14 | 2000-09-06 | Partikelgängige vorrichtung zur durchführung von stofftrennungen mittels poröser flächiger adsorptionsmembranen |
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