Gas-assisted magnetic separation for the purification of proteins in batch systems

In this paper, gas-assisted magnetic separation (GAMS), a technique that combines magnetic separation with flotation, was investigated for the potential large-scale separation of proteins. The GAMS process includes adsorption of target proteins and magnetic separation to recover protein-loaded magnetic particles from the dilute biosuspension with the assistance of bubbles. Microsized ethylenediamine-functionalized poly(glycidyl methacrylate) superparamagnetic microspheres (MPMs) and bovine serum albumin (BSA) were used as a model system. The feasibility of GAMS for capturing BSA-loaded MPMs from an appropriate medium was shown. High recovery of BSA-loaded MPMs was obtained by simple adjustment of the initial solution pH without extra detergents and antifoaming agents. The GAMS conditions were consistent with the adsorption conditions, and no proteins were desorbed from the MPMs during this process. Under the optimal conditions, the separation rate and recovery percentage reached 410 mL/min and 98% in 0.61 min, respectively. Conformational changes of BSA during the GAMS process were investigated by fluorescence spectroscopy and circular dichroism spectrometry.     

Determination of Lanthanide (III) Ions by Using a Flotation - Spectrophotometric Method

Abstract

This paper reports our attempt at determining Ln (III) ions by using a flotation-spectrophotometric method and our findings. When a ternary ion-association complex of Ln (III) coordinated by thiocyanate (SCN^?) and diantipyryl methane (DA[Mdot]) is separated by a mixed solvent containing benzene and chloroform at pH 3.1 – 4.2, a third phase is observed between the aqueous and organic phases. The solid ternary complex can be dissolved in acetone that contains thenoyltrifluoroacetone (TTA). The individual Ln (III) ion can be determined by using the 4th derivative spectra directly. The equilibrium constant of the ternary composition ratio of Ln(II1) to ligand is estimated by the equilibrium shift method. The mole ratio of Ln(II1) to DAM and to SCN^? is 1:3 each. The composition of the tcrnary complex seems to be Ln(III):DAM:SCN^?=1:3:3.     

长链脂肪酸及溶剂对浮选富集锶的效果影响

试验了4种有机溶剂(苯、氯仿、正丁醇和甲基异丁基酮)和作为捕集剂的4种长链脂肪酸(十二烷基磺酸钠、十四酸、十六酸和十八酸)对浮选法富集锶效率的影响。试验中,于含锶(Ⅱ)的溶液(约10mL)中加入2g·L~(-1)脂肪酸的乙醇溶液(4种脂肪酸中的任一种),将溶液的酸度调至pH 8,并移入自制浮选柱中,加入任一有机溶剂10mL,通入流量为8～12L·min~(-1)的空气浮选5min,按预选的仪器工作条件用火焰原子吸收光谱法测定有机相中锶的含量。根据所测得结果,选择十八酸作为捕集剂和甲基异丁基酮作为有机溶剂进行浮选富集效果最好,回收率在90%以上。     

CFD simulation of oil–water separation characteristics in a compact flotation unit by population balance modeling

Huge amounts of produced water are generated in offshore oil production. The Compact Flotation Unit (CFU) is an excellent pretreatment technology of produced water with high separation efficiency, low residence, and small split ratio. The Computational Fluid Dynamics-population balance model (CFD-PBM) method is used in the present work to study the oil–water separation characteristics in the self-developed Beijing Institute of Petrochemical Technology Compact Flotation Unit (BIPTCFU) at both micro-scale and macro-scale, which would help us gain more insights into the mechanism and the influence of flow field on the oil–water separation process such as the oil droplets’ diameter distribution and separation efficiency. The effects of the inlet diameter, the height of the preliminary separation zone, and the width of the annular space on the oil–water separation characteristics of CFU were discussed systematically. It is illustrated that the appropriate increase of inlet velocity, decrease of annular gap width, and increase of the height in the preliminary separation zone can effectively promote the collision and coalescence process of oil droplets. However, the overlarge height of the preliminary separation zone and the too narrow width of the annular space will both have a significant negative effect on the migration and separation of oil and water and lead to the decrease of separation efficiency.     

Flotation separation and electrothermal atomic absorption spectrometric determination of lead in water samples

Abstract

The application of macro- and micro-electrodes constructed using the new ionophore were tested in a range of solution compositions reflecting concentrations found in fresh waters, and containing Cl^?, NO₃ ^?, SO₄ ^2-, HCO₃ ^2-, H₄SiO₄ and a natural humic acid. The inhibition of the electrode responses to these ions was quantified using a mixed-solution method by optimising the agreement between the measured potentials and predictions from the Nicolsky-Eisenman equation. In addition, measurements were made in separate solutions of KC1 to enable results to be compared with the literature. Apart from the results obtained for humic acid, mean selectivity coefficients for 16 macro- and 21 micro-electrode experiments are given. The results indicate inhibition of the electrode response to phosphate for all the anions in the concentration ranges of 0.05–1 mM Cl^?, 0.1–1.0 mM NO₃ ^?, 0.1–10.0 mM HCO₃ ^? and 0.1–1.5 mM SO₄ ^2- with high selectivity for HPO₄ ^2- in the presence of both dissolved silicon and a standard humic acid. This means that the application of the electrodes to hard waters is impracticable although studies of soft waters and laboratory studies in controlled conditions, e.g. calcium phosphate precipitation experiments, are feasible.     

十六烷基氯化吡啶-水-KI体系浮选分离锑

研究了十六烷基氯化吡啶-水-KI体系分离Sb3+的行为及与一些金属离子分离的条件。结果表明,在一定条件下,Sb3+可与Co2+、Al3+、Zn2+、Ni2+、Fe2+和Mn2+定量分离。     

紫外-可见光谱法分析难溶性黄药重金属配合物

提出可用于难溶性黄药重金属配合物检测的紫外光谱方法。实验首先考察了在黄药溶液中加入不同重金属离子后紫外-可见光谱的变化,发现Pb2+、Cu2+会与黄药生成难溶性配合物,而Fe2+,Zn2+,Mn2+对黄药溶液的紫外吸收影响很小。接下来实验比较了不同孔径的滤膜对难溶性配合物的去除效果,发现采用0.22μm滤膜可以有效的将黄原酸铜或黄原酸铅与滤液分离。进一步的,实验研究了硫化钠与难溶性配合物反应的情况,结果表明S2-可以定量的将配合物中的黄原酸根置换到溶液中。研究得出可以通过加入硫化钠后滤液中黄药浓度的上升值得到原水样中难溶性黄药重金属配合物的含量。最后研究将该方法应用于郴州三十六湾三家铅锌选矿厂废水的分析中,其结果验证了该方法的可行性。     

Effect of sodium metasilicate on natural flotability of coal

The effect of the quantity of sodium metasilicate and conditioning time in one set of experiments, and the effect of the solution concentration of sodium metasilicate, added at the same dosage and conditioning time to coal slurry, on flotability of a typical Indian coal in another set of experiments are studied. Two sets of 3² full factorial experiments are carried out to assess the effects of the aforementioned variables. The generated data are analyzed quantitatively and explained qualitatively. At 0.1% (w/v) solution concentration of solution added (0.02 g/kg) and 8 min conditioning time, sodium metasilicate acted as activator for kaolinite, whereas at 1.0% (w/v) solution concentration (0.2 g/kg), it acted as dispersant. The best observed condition of depressant is obtained at an added concentration of 10.0% (w/v, 0.2 g/kg) and 8 min conditioning time. The desired effect of the sodium metasilicate can be achieved by controlling its quantity, solution concentration added, and conditioning time.     

超声波强化煤泥浮选脱硫研究

叙述了超声波在选矿工程中的应用,研究了超声波处理对矿浆颗粒性质变化、矿浆中溶解氧和矿浆ｐＨ值的影响,探索了超声强化浮选脱硫的可行性,提出超声处理矿浆作为一种手段,配合适当的浮选工艺与黄铁矿抑制方法,能达到浮脱硫的最佳效果。     

Mutual Separation and Determination of Th(IV) and U(VI) Using Arsenazo III as a Dye Collector Reagent by Flotation‐Spectrophotometric Method

This paper reports a simple and highly selective method for the separation, preconcentration, and determination of trace amounts of thorium and uranium in some complex samples via staircase flotation. The method is based on the initial flotation of the Th(IV)‐arsenazo III complex in the presence of U(VI) from a solution of 5 mol dm^?3 HCl, then reduction of U(VI) to U(IV) and repetition of the flotation step. In both steps, the floated complex was dissolved in a 5‐mL portion of methanol and its absorbance was measured at 655 nm, spectrophotometrically. For a 30‐mL portion of the sample, Beer's law was obeyed over the concentration ranges of 3.40 × 10^?7to 3.06 × 10^?6 mol dm^?3 for Th(IV) and3.40 × 10^?7 to 3.40 × 10^?6 mol dm^?3 for U(IV) with the apparent molar absorptivity of 4.20 × 10⁵ dm³ mol^?1 cm^?1 and 3.59 × 10⁵ dm³ mol^?1 cm^?1, respectively. The RSDs (n = 7) corresponding to 1.7 × 10^?6 mol dm^?3 of Th(IV) and U(IV) were obtained as 1.7% and 1.87%. The detection limits (7 blanks) for both the metal ions were found to be 1.7 × 10^?7 mol dm^?3. The important benefit of the method is that the determinations are free from the interference of almost all cations and anions found in the complex matrixes, such as seawater samples. The proposed method was also applied to reference materials, and the determinations were shown to have good agreement with the certified values.