Pilot scale ceramic membrane microfiltration for Pichia pastoris cells separation in production of Rhizopus chinensis lipase

在重组毕赤酵母生产脂肪酶的提取中,应用并优化了陶瓷膜微滤除菌工艺,确定了最佳条件为膜截留分子量500 kDa、膜操作压力0.3 MPa、温度20℃、湿菌体含量35％,先对发酵液稀释1.5倍后再进行洗滤.40L处理量的小试结果显示,在5h处理时间内,能获得高达92.70％的酶活回收率.560 L处理量的中试放大,酶活回收率为89.91％,耗时5.5h.在膜的清洗与再生中,采用2％ NaClO和2％NaOH在60℃、0.3 MPa膜压力下进行清洗40 min,清水膜通量恢复率为98.14％.陶瓷膜与板框除菌的比较试验发现,两种方法都获得了微生物限量合格的产品和较高的酶活回收率,但陶瓷膜微滤的滤液微生物检出量更低,处理时间较短,动力能耗更低,易与超滤膜耦合提取,废水产生量更少,菌体废渣易于回收,是一种节能减排、清洁环保的新型除菌工艺.     

蔗糖磷酸化酶的分离纯化及其催化合成α-熊果苷的研究

考察了肠膜明串珠菌(Leuconostoc mesenteroides)G123厌氧发酵产蔗糖磷酸化酶下游的分离纯化工艺.收集的菌体经超声破碎得到粗酶液,通过硫酸铵沉淀、透析、阴离子交换层析分离后获得了电泳纯的蔗糖磷酸化酶,酶活回收率为31.7%,酶的分子量约为55.7 kD,纯化后的蔗糖磷酸化酶比活为115.3 U/mg.该酶在中性及偏酸性(pH5.5-8.0)情况下,酶稳定性较好,较报道的肠膜明串珠菌(Leuconostoc mesenteroides)B-1149的pH稳定范围宽.同时该酶在37℃保存2 h,酶活几乎没有下降.利用获得的纯酶以氢醌和蔗糖为底物催化合成α-熊果苷,在23 U/mL的酶反应体系中,60%蔗糖、5%氢醌、pH7.5,37℃,反应12 h,氢醌转化率达到16.3%,α-熊果苷的产量为20g/L.     

粘杆菌素发酵液微滤膜分离处理过程研究

粘杆菌素由于其药性强、残留低、对人畜无害被认为是最安全的畜禽抗生素之一。利用微滤对粘杆菌素发酵液进行预处理,根据发酵液的特性,选择孔径为0．2μm、膜面积为0．06M。的管式陶瓷膜为微滤膜,研究了操作参数的适宜值：压力为0．2MPa,流量为20L／min,在浓缩倍数达到3．5倍时连续两次加入与浓缩液体等量的水,得率为96％。经微滤处理后,滤液的吸光度Abs（470nm）为0．394,N-NH,含量为115mg／100mL,有效地去除了菌体、胶体蛋白及部分色素等,效果优于工业生产中板框过滤滤液的质量标准。     

壳聚糖固定化木聚糖酶的研究

从青霉菌m8提取出木聚糖酶,将其固定在用戊二醛交联的壳聚糖载体上。1．0g壳聚糖与4％的二醛结合固定3．5mg蛋白,酶活回收率为46．6％。在酶的最适pH为4．6,固定化酶为pH3．8。原酶的最适温度为55℃,固定化酶在60－75℃都具有较高活性。固定化酶的耐热性优于原酶,固定化酶的表现Km值略低于原酶,前者为5．0×10－2g／L,后者为3．58×10－2g／L。     

微生物转谷氨酰胺酶的纯化方法和酶学性质研究

由Streptoverticillium mobaTaense发酵生产的转谷氨酰胺酶经过除茵体、超滤浓缩、乙醇沉淀、干燥后得到粗酶产品,其活力回收率约70％。又经Superdex-75凝胶过滤和Source 30S阳离子交换两步纯化后得到纯酶,最终酶活力收率约37％。酶最适温度为50℃,在40℃以下稳定性良好;最适pH为6．0,pH4．0～8．0时比较稳定。离子强度对酶影响很小。     

交联壳聚糖微球固定化β-葡萄糖苷酶工艺研究

目的:以戊二醛交联壳聚糖微球为载体,通过共价连接反应固定化β-葡萄糖苷酶.方法:以固定化酶比活和酶活回收率为目标,采用单因素方法优化固定化工艺、微球制备条件.结果:微球最佳制备条件:2.5%壳聚糖,2%乙酸,7.5%氢氧化钠,氢氧化钠:乙醇(v/v)=1:1.最佳固定化工艺为:0.1g壳聚糖微球在20mL 3%戊二醛溶液中50℃交联2h.加酶量为7 388mU/g干球,25℃吸附24h.固定化酶比活为6 188mU/g干球,酶活回收率为95.4%.结论:交联壳聚糖微球共价连接法可有效固定化β-葡萄糖苷酶.     

酶法提取银杏黄酮类化合物研究

本文研究了纤维素酶酶解法提取银杏总黄酮工艺。与传统的乙醇提取工艺相比,银杏总黄酮得率提高了18．92％。实验确定了最佳提取条件：酶浓度0．40mg／mL,酶作用时间120min,酶解温度50℃,酶解介质pH值为4．5,乙醇浓度70％,提取温度70℃。     

膜技术纯化菊花总黄酮的工艺研究

研究膜分离技术分离纯化菊花黄酮的工艺,以菊花总黄酮纯度和操作过程稳定性为评价指标,采用膜分离技术对菊花提取液进行处理,对膜的规格、溶液温度、操作压力和操作时间进行了优选。结果表明:选择孔径0.5μm无机陶瓷膜,在溶液温度50℃、操作压力0.25 MPa条件下,微滤180 min能达到较好地除杂和澄清的效果;选择截留分子量为8×103的超滤膜,在溶液温度40℃、操作压力1.6 MPa条件下,超滤120 min,总黄酮纯度为19.81%。采用膜技术纯化菊花总黄酮的工艺操作简单,纯化效果高。     

壳聚糖固定化德氏根霉脂肪酶的研究

研究了壳聚糖吸附和戊二醛交联对脂肪酶固定化条件,在室温条件下将0．4g酶粉溶于pH6．0缓冲液中,加入10g壳聚糖,摇匀,再加入浓度为0．6％戊二醛交联6h,得到固定化酶,酶活力回收率约为54．2％。固定化酶的半失活温度比游离酶的高,半失活温度由游离酶的47℃提高到100℃,最适反应温度由40℃上升至80℃,最适pH由6下降到5．5,固定化酶K’m值由游离酶的Km 50mg／mL增加到56mg／mL。该固定化脂肪酶用于酯的合成;在80℃条件下经过10批次连续水解植物油反应,固定化酶的活力仍保持在82．6％以上。     

微生物酶拆分方法生产D-泛酸的手性中间体D-泛解酸内酯

筛选到一株产D－泛解酸内酯水解酶的串珠镰孢霉菌（Fusarium moniliforme SW-902)。产酶条件研究表明,用甘油作碳源,蛋白胨作氮源,初始pH8.0,温度26℃,摇瓶培养3d,产酶量最高。在60L和1000L发酵罐中通风发酵45－47h,产酶量为6－8g干菌体／L,D－泛解酸内酯水解酶酶活力达到0．87－0．92IU／g干菌体。该酶的最适反应温度为55℃,最适反应pH为7．0－7．5。在酶不对称水解泛解酸内酯过程中,对溶液加酶量5％－10％,底物浓度10％－20％,控制水解率20％－30％,水解效果最好。     

Downstream separation and purification of bio-based alpha-ketoglutaric acid from post-fermentation broth using a multi-stage membrane process

In this study, a multi-stage membrane process, assisted by vacuum evaporation and crystallization, for recovery of bio-based alpha-ketoglutaric acid from the actual post-fermentation broth was designed and investigated. In the first part of this study, pre-treatment of crude fermentation broth (centrifugation-ultrafiltration-nanofiltration) was carried out to remove biomass, proteins, sugars, part of inorganic ions and color compounds. The commercial ceramic UF membrane (15 kDa) and nanofiltration ceramic membrane (200 Da or 450 Da) were applied. Electrodialysis with a bipolar membrane was proposed for separation of ionic compounds and simultaneous electro-acidification to the acid form. During bipolar membrane electrodialysis carried out under acidic conditions, it was possible to remove close to 90 % of alpha-ketoglutaric acid. Moreover, the migration of other acids present in the fermentation broth (lactic and acetic) was significantly limited. The calculated specific energy consumption was low and equal to 0.6 kW h/kg. The final purification using crystallization assisted vacuum evaporation allowed obtaining alpha-ketoglutaric acid in solid form. Analysis of the final product showed that the proposed method of alpha-ketoglutaric acid recovery gives the acid of high purity equal to 94.8 %. Furthermore, the presented results have practical relevance and may in future be the basis for the development of separation technologies of alpha-ketoglutaric acid from the fermentation broth on industrial scale.     

Purification during crossflow electromicrofiltration of fermentation broth

The present study was to investigate the purification of a fermentation broth by an electromicrofiltration membrane. Microfiltration runs with a crude and a centrifuged broth, with solution of particles recovered from centrifugation and with permeates from microfiltration experiments were thus compared.Microfiltration performances were governed by colloids and small particles that induced sharp initial flux declines. For these results, the evolution of the overall membrane resistance was increased by 80% in comparison with the electromicrofiltration membrane. The main focus of this study was set on the enhancement of the filtrate flux by an electric field. This pressure electrofiltration leads to a drastic improvement of the filtration by 100% and the filtration time was thereby reduced. Pressure electrofiltration serves as an interesting alternative to the cross-flow filtration and it effectively separates advantageous constituents such as amino acids and biopolymers from a fermentation broth. They were equally maintained during the microelectrofiltration, although they were significantly reduced by 45% by the microfiltration without the application of an electric field. Accordingly, since the electrofiltration membrane was provided more permeability, this study experimentally demonstrates that the permeability inside a membrane can be controlled using an electric field.     

The purification of recombinant hepatitis B surface antigen by hollow fibre ultrafiltration membrane diafiltration

Summary Recombinant hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) broth was purified by diafiltration with a hollow fibre ultrafiltration membrane (cut off 100 kDa), by pre—treating the HBsAg broth with enzyme, most of the contaminating proteins was removed and very high recovery ratio of HBsAg was achieved. When HBsAg solution was concentrated using hollow fibre ultrafiltration membrane to 10% of its original volume, the HBsAg was recovered almost completely. Accordingly, membrane purification of HBsAg is a high yield, fast method.     

Hydraulic resistance and fouling of microfilters by Candida utilis in fermentation broth

The hydraulic resistance and membrane fouling effects of Candida utilis in fermentation broth were investigated using Millipore PVDF 0.22-mum membranes (GVWP and GVHP) in a stirred-cell system at 50 kPa and 700 rpm. With the various components of broth, spent medium, which contains colloidal particles and macromolecules having sizes (0.32 to 2.67 mum) comparable with the membrane pores (actual range 0.26 to 0.63 mum), was found to be the major contributing factor to the membrane fouling by broth through pore plugging. This led the spent medium to exhibit the highest hydraulic resistance (R(sm) of 5.8E + 12 m(-1)) and percentage flux loss (81.0%) when compared with either intact cells alone in buffer or to whole broth. Intact cells appeared to physically block and protect the pores without significant adhesion, because of the relatively hydrophilic nature of their cell walls (hydrophobicity of 5.9% at hour 36), resulting in the lowest hydraulic resistance (Rsbc of 7.5E + 11m(-1)) and percentage flux loss (19.3%).However, the hydraulic resistance and percentage flux loss of broth increased as cells aged. This was attributed to the increase in particle loading (intact cells by 15.37%, released cell contents and cell fragments) and in the hydrophobicity of cell walls. Autoclaved broth, lysed broth and aged broth, which contained a larger portion of colloidal particles and released cell contents caused a more pronounced fouling effect. This was revealed by the absence of flux recovery after depressurization with continuous stirring, even when a hydrophilic membrane was used. Furthermore, the hydrophobicity of C. utilis was found to increase with yeast extract present in medium, and use of hydrophobic membranes helped enhance the fouling effect. Overall, the degree of irreversible membrane fouling could be revealed by the value of R(sm)/R(t') and the hydraulic resistance, which resulted from concentration polarrzation, could be revealed by the value of R(c)/R(t') where R(t) = R(m) + R(sm) + R(c') and R(m) is the clean membrane resistance. (c) 1995 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.     

Ethanol production from starch in a pervaporation membrane bioreactor using Clostridium thermohydrosulfuricum

To attain both high productivity and efficient recovery of ethanol from broth, a membrane bioreactor consisting of a jar fermentor and a pervaporation system was applied to the direct production of ethanol from uncooked starch with a thermophilic anaerobic bacterium, Clostridium thermohydrosulfuricum. From four types of ethanol-selective membranes tested, microporous polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) membrane, the pores of which are impregnated with silicone rubber, was chosen for its large flux, high ethanol selectivity, and high stability. During fed-batch fermentation with pervaporation in the membrane bioreactor, ethanol was continuously extracted and concentrated in two traps with concentrations at 5.6%-6.2% (w/w) in trap 1 (20 degrees C) and 27%-32% (w/w) in trap 2 (liquid N(2)), while the ethanol concentration in the broth was maintained at 0.85-0.9% (w/w). Due to the low ethanol concentration in the broth, and the immobilization of bacterial cells by the membrane, the number of viable cells, and, eventually, the ethanol productivity, increased in the membrane bioreactor.     

To the problem of Campylobacter jejuni detectability in water

In a series of model experiments two isolation procedures for the detection of water-borne Campylobacter jejuni were compared: a standard culture in thioglycolate broth enriched with 7% defibrinated sheep blood and supplement C and a modified membrane filtration method in which the filter (porosity 0.45 microns) plated on campylobacter agar surface was removed after the first 24 hours of incubation and the plate further incubated for 48 hours. The recovery rates by the thioglycolate broth method were markedly less pronounced than those obtained by the modification of membrane filtration technique, especially in the case of water rich in organics. The best isolation parameters were achieved with water samples of at least 10 ml in volume.     

Ethanol separation from molasses based fermentation broth by reverse osmosis

Summary Irradiated styrene-grafted cellulose acetate membrane was used for the separation of ethanol by reverse osmosis. Ethanol separation from molasses based fermentation broth resulted in separation efficiency of 90% at an operating pressure of 1400 psig. Lower permeate flux was observed with fermented broth compared to aqueous ethanol.     

Kinetic Properties of Purified Pseudomonas aeruginosa Phosphorylcholine Phosphatase Indicated That This Enzyme May Be Utilized by the Bacteria to Colonize in Different Environments

A protein oligomer with an approximate molecular weight of its 37-kDa monomer form was purified from the cell envelope fraction of Vibrio damsela cells. This oligomer exhibited strong porin activity when reconstituted into proteoliposomes with phosphatidyl choline. The functional properties for the 37-kDa protein suggest that it is a nonspecific or general porin, with an apparent pore size of 1.6 nm. This porin allows penetration of a variety of hydrophilic solutes according to their molecular mass. After electroelution, the oligomer was partially dissociated into monomers, whereas treatment with EDTA did not affect its dissociation. The monomers of the 37-kDa protein were not active in the reconstitution assay. The effect of culture media on the composition of the outer membrane protein of V. damsela was examined. Only one outer membrane protein with an apparent molecular weight of 37 kDa (37-kDa protein) was formed in cells grown in 3% NaCl–BHI broth and in 3% NaCl–nutrient broth with the addition of 2% glucose. Three outer membrane proteins, with apparent molecular weights of 37 kDa, 40 kDa, and 46 kDa, were produced in cells grown in 3% NaCl–nutrient broth. An additional outer membrane protein with an apparent molecular weight of 44 kDa (44-kDa protein) was found in cells grown in 3% NaCl–nutrient broth with the addition of 2% maltose. This protein was found to exhibit specificity to maltose derivatives. The results obtained in this study confirm the porin-like character of discussed proteins and give a basis for advanced study of those proteins. Received: 16 June 1998 / Accepted: 18 July 1998     

Acetone–butanol–ethanol (ABE) fermentation using Clostridium acetobutylicum XY16 and in situ recovery by PDMS/ceramic composite membrane

PDMS/ceramic composite membrane was directly integrated with acetone-butanol-ethanol (ABE) fermentation using Clostridium acetobutylicum XY16 at 37 °C and in situ removing ABE from fermentation broth. The membrane was integrated with batch fermentation, and approximately 46 % solvent was extracted. The solvent in permeates was 118 g/L, and solvent productivity was 0.303 g/(L/h), which was approximately 33 % higher compared with the batch fermentation without in situ recovery. The fed-batch fermentation with in situ recovery by pervaporation continued for more than 200 h, 61 % solvent was extracted, and the solvent in penetration was 96.2 g/L. The total flux ranged from 0.338 to 0.847 kg/(m(2)/h) and the separation factor of butanol ranged from 5.1 to 27.1 in this process. The membrane was fouled by the active fermentation broth, nevertheless the separation performances were partially recovered by offline membrane cleaning, and the solvent productivity was increased to 0.252 g/(L/h), which was 19 % higher compared with that in situ recovery process without membrane cleaning.