Enantioseparation of 1-phenyl-1-propanol by simulated moving bed under linear and nonlinear conditions

Approximately optimum operating conditions needed to separate 1-phenyl-1-propanol (PP) enantiomers by simulated moving bed (SMB) were determined using the "safety margin" approach in the linear case and the "triangle theory" in the nonlinear case. Previous results showed the adsorption isotherm data to fit well to the competitive Langmuir model. This allowed the use of the triangle theory approach that applies straightforwardly to Langmuir systems. Experimentally, the operating conditions under nonlinear isotherm behavior were determined for a feed solution with a total concentration of 5 g/l. The purity of the products exceeded 98% for the raffinate and 95% for the extract. Failing to reach complete purity while the experimental conditions were chosen inside the separation zone is explained by the nonideality of the system used, which violates one of the triangle theory assumptions. The computed overall daily production rate was 11.6 g of racemic PP processed per day per kg of stationary phase, a result that compares favorably with previous ones.     

Separation of D‐psicose and D‐fructose using simulated moving bed chromatography

Simulated moving bed (SMB) processes have been widely used in the sugar industries with ion‐exchange resin as a stationary phase. D ‐Psicose, a rare monosaccharide known as a valuable pharmaceutical substrate, was synthesized by the enzymatic conversion from D ‐fructose. The SMB process was adopted to separate D ‐psicose from D ‐fructose. Before the SMB experiment, the reaction mixture including D ‐psicose and D ‐fructose was treated by a deashing process to remove contaminants, such as buffers, proteins, and other organic materials. Four columns packed with Dowex 50WX4‐Ca²⁺ (200–400 mesh) ion‐exchange resins were used in the four‐zone SMB. Single‐step frontal analysis was performed to estimate the isotherm parameters of each monosaccharide. The operating conditions of the SMB process were determined based on the Equilibrium Theory. According to the simulation of the SMB process, the purity and yield of extract product (D ‐psicose) achieved were 99.04 and 97.46%, respectively and those of raffinate product (D ‐fructose) were 99.06 and 99.53%, respectively. Under the optimized operating condition, complete separation (extract purity = 99.36%, raffinate purity = 99.67%) was achieved experimentally.     

Partial-discard strategy for obtaining high purity products using simulated moving bed chromatography

A new "partial-discard" operation strategy was developed to improve the performance, especially purity, achievable in simulated moving bed (SMB) chromatography. This strategy was applied to the four-zone SMB process with two columns per zone for binary separation within the linear range. The "partial-discard" strategy significantly enhanced the purity or enrichment when the discard time and discard length were controlled. In addition, the "partial-feed with partial-discard" strategy improved remarkably the extract and raffinate purities at an intermediate feed time compared with the "partial-feed" operation. Adjustments of the discard length and discard time played key roles in achieving the desired product purity in SMB chromatographic performance.     

Equilibrium theory-based design of simulated moving bed processes under reduced purity requirements linear isotherms

The design of simulated moving bed processes under reduced purity requirements for systems whose isotherm is linear is considered. Based on the equilibrium theory of chromatography, explicit equations to uniquely identify the separation region that will ensure specified extract and raffinate purities are derived. The identification of the region requires only the knowledge of Henry constants of the solutes, the concentration of the solutes in the feed and the purity specifications. These results are validated using numerical simulations.     

Standing wave design of a four-zone thermal SMB fractionator and concentrator (4-zone TSMB-FC) for linear systems

For a dilute feed, a four-zone SMB with temperature gradient (4-zone TSMB-FC) can fractionate and simultaneously concentrate two solutes. Optimization of the operating parameters for this system, which include four zone flow rates and port switching time, is a major challenge because of the five variables. Initial choice of the variables using the triangle theory followed by a systematic search using rate model simulations is time-consuming. In this study, the SWD developed previously for isothermal systems is modified for the first time for a 4-zone TSMB-FC. The optimum operating parameters are determined with the new method. Only linear isotherm systems with significant mass transfer resistances are considered. For a dilute feed, a 4-zone SMB-FC can produce pure desorbent, in addition to extract and raffinate products with high purities. For the separation of p-xylene and toluene with silica gel in the temperature range from 0 to 80 °C, the enrichment factor in the linear region can be as high as 80 fold for an extract purity of 99.99 % and tenfold for raffinate purity of 99.8 %, while withdrawing the desorbent at a desorbent to feed flow rate ratio of 0.53 and 0.78, respectively.     

多级离心连续逆流手性萃取模型及模拟

基于单级手性萃取数学模型和质量守恒定律,建立了多级离心手性萃取数学模型,设计了多级离心萃取数学模型程序,并对多级离心萃取分离苯基琥珀酸（PSA）对映体进行了模拟.模拟了相比、萃取剂浓度、对映体浓度、进料位置和萃取级数等工艺参数对萃取效果（产物纯度和产率）的影响.模拟结果表明,考察的工艺参数共同影响萃取相和萃余相的产物纯度及产率;采用中间位置进料和较大的W/F相比有利于对称分离.实验发现：采用中间位置进料,10级离心萃取后萃取相中苯基琥珀酸的光学纯度ee（对映体过量）达到56%以上.模拟结果还表明,采用26级离心萃取器,中间进料,逆流分级萃取,萃取相及萃余相中的光学纯度ee都能达到98%以上.     

Experimental implementation of identification-based optimizing control of a simulated moving bed process

Experimental implementation of an optimizing controller based on identified model for the separation of nucleosides in a laboratory scale simulated moving bed (SMB) unit is reported in this study. The manipulative variables are the three external and one internal flow rates while the outputs are productivity, solvent consumption, and purities of extract and raffinate streams averaged over a switching period. The feedback information is the concentration profile of extract and raffinate measured online using two ultraviolet (UV) detectors. Experimental results show that the designed controller is able to operate the SMB units under optimal condition fulfilling the purity requirements. Besides, the controller demonstrated excellent performance in terms of rejecting disturbances that may occur during SMB operations.     

Development of an high-performance liquid chromatographic simulated moving bed separation from an industrial perspective

A binary test mixture consisting of cyclopentanone and cycloheptanone is used for the performance evaluation of a pilot-scale simulated moving bed unit. The involved adsorption equilibria and the kinetic behavior are discussed in detail. The results of the test runs are evaluated using the recently introduced "triangle theory" which allows to account for the overload conditions prevailing under preparative chromatographic conditions and to select optimal operating conditions. Under optimized conditions the separation of 735 g test mixture/kg stationary phase per day with purities >99.9% for extract and raffinate stream has been achieved.     

Model-based design of a pilot-scale simulated moving bed for purification of citric acid from fermentation broth

One of the conventional processes used for the recovery of citric acid from its fermentation broth is environmentally harmful and cost intensive. In this work an innovative benign process, which comprises simulated moving bed (SMB) technology and use of a tailor-made tertiary poly(4-vinylpyridine) (PVP) resin as a stationary phase is proposed. This paper focuses on a model-based design of the operation conditions for an existing pilot-scale SMB plant. The SMB unit is modeled on the basis of experimentally determined hydrodynamics, thermodynamics and mass transfer characteristics in a single chromatographic column. Three mathematical models are applied and validated for the prediction of the experimentally attained breakthrough and elution profiles of citric acid and the main impurity component (glucose). The transport dispersive model was selected for the SMB simulation and design studies, since it gives a satisfactory prediction of the elution profiles within acceptable computational time. The equivalent true moving bed (TMB) and SMB models give a good prediction of the experimentally attained SMB separation performances, obtained with a real clarified and concentrated fermentation broth as a feed mixture. The SMB separation requirements are set to at least 99.8% citric acid purity and 90% citric acid recovery in the extract stream. The complete regeneration in sections 1 and 4 is unnecessary. Therefore the net flow rates in all four SMB sections have been considered in the unit design. The influences of the operating conditions (the flow rate in each section, switching time and unit configuration) on the SMB performances were investigated systematically. The resulting SMB design provides 99.8% citric acid purity and 97.2% citric acid recovery in the extract. In addition the citric acid concentration in the extract is a half of its concentration in the pretreated fermentation broth (feed).     

高速逆流色谱在分离纯化木蝴蝶活性成分中的线性放大

利用高速逆流色谱分离纯化中草药木蝴蝶乙酸乙酯粗提物中的黄酮类活性成分,并将分离规模从分析型线性放大到制备型,以获得大量的活性成分,为进一步的药物筛选提供物质基础。实验在分析型高速逆流色谱上对分离参数进行了系统优化,并将优化条件放大到制备型高速逆流色谱上对911.6 mg木蝴蝶乙酸乙酯粗提物进行分离,得到5种化合物,经高效液相色谱、电喷雾电离质谱和核磁共振氢谱、碳谱分析鉴定,分别为白杨素(160.9 mg,纯度为97.3%)、黄芩素(130.4 mg,纯度为97.6%)、黄芩素-7-O-葡萄糖苷(314.0 mg,纯度为98.3%)、黄芩素-7-O-双葡萄糖苷(179.1 mg,纯度为99.2%)和一种新的白杨素双葡萄糖苷(21.7 mg,纯度为98.8%)。该放大过程不仅将处理量提高了53倍,还保持了在分析型设备上的分离度和分离时间。该工作为天然产物的研究提供了一个高效的分离纯化方法。     

Separation of Cd(II) and Ni(II) ions by supported liquid membrane using D2EHPA/M2EHPA as mobile carrier

The separation of Cd(II) and Ni(II) ions was studied in an aqueous sulphate medium using supported liquid membrane (SLM). D2EHPA/M2EHPA was used as a mobile carrier, microporous hydrophobic PTFE film was used as a solid support for the liquid membrane, and the strip phase was sulphuric acid. The effects of different parameters such as feed concentration, carrier concentration, feed phase pH, and strip phase pH on the separation factor and flux of Cd(II) and Ni(II) ions were studied. The optimum values obtained to achieve the maximum flux were 5.0 for feed pH, 40 vol. % for D2EHPA/M2EHPA concentration in the membrane phase, 0.5 for strip pH, and 0.012 mass % for feed concentration. Under these optimum conditions, the flux values of Cd(II) and Ni(II) were 15.7 × 10^?7 kg m^?2 s^?1 and 2.6 × 10^?7 kg m^?2 s^?1, respectively. The separation factors of Cd(II) over Ni(II) were studied under different experimental conditions. At a carrier concentration of 10 vol. % and feed concentration of 0.012 mass %, the maximum value of 185.1 was obtained for the separation factor of Cd(II) over Ni(II). After 24 h, the percentages of the extracted Cd(II) and Ni(II) were 83.3 % and 0.45 %, respectively.     

Continuous chromatographic separation of a baclofen precursor (N-Boc-4-[p-chloro-phenyl]-2-pyrrolidone) in a simulated moving bed using a polysaccharide carbamate as chiral stationary phase

Liquid chromatography is known as one of the most flexible, efficient and cost-effective methods to resolve racemic mixture in order to attend the growing demand of the pharmaceutical industry for pure enantiomeric compounds. Cellulose tris(3,5-dimethylphenylcarbamate) is frequently used as a stationary phase for enantiomeric separations because of its attractive properties, including high enantioselectivity, high loading capacity and good mechanical stability. In this study, we investigated the usefulness of cellulose tris(3,5-dimethylphenylcarbamate) as the stationary phase and of ethanol and hexane mixtures as the mobile phases for the chromatographic separation of potential pharmaceutical intermediates. Using adsorption equilibrium data, we determined the optimal operational conditions for the separation of the N-Boc-4-[p-chloro-phenyl]-2-pyrrolidone enantiomers - a baclofen precursor - in a semi-preparative scale simulated moving bed unit. This unit was used to obtain high purity enantiomers on a scale of 1g/day. The outlet streams were analyzed by an on-line system that consisted of a UV-vis spectrophotometric unit, a polarimeter, and HPLC. Enantiomeric purities of up to 97% were obtained for the raffinate stream and up to 90% for the extract stream.     

模拟移动床色谱分离二十碳五烯酸乙酯和二十二碳六烯酸乙酯

二十碳五烯酸和二十二碳六烯酸是两种非常重要的ω-3多不饱和脂肪酸,广泛用于膳食补充剂和药品,同时它们的生理作用并不完全相同,因此分离制备它们的高纯度单体十分必要。首先以聚苯乙烯/二乙烯基苯（PS/DVB）聚合物为固定相,在液相色谱上分离二十碳五烯酸乙酯（EPA-EE）和二十二碳六烯酸乙酯（DHA-EE）,考察了流动相、填料粒径、温度对分离的影响。然后采用粒径20 μ m、孔径10 nm的PS/DVB填料装填了8根150 mm×10 mm的半制备色谱柱,测定了半制备柱装填的均一性。最后尝试在模拟移动床（SMB）色谱上分离EPA-EE和DHA-EE的混合物,探究了Ⅱ区和Ⅲ区的流量、进料流量、进料浓度对分离的影响,结果表明SMB制备的EPA-EE和DHA-EE的相对纯度分别为91.6%和93.6%,回收率分别为97.0%和91.6%,固定相生产率为5.97 g/（L\5h）,溶剂消耗为1.52 L/g。SMB制备EPA-EE和DHA-EE具有较大的应用潜力。     

Separation of high purity gadolinium for reactor application by solvent extraction process

A solvent extraction process for the production of nuclear grade Gd₂O₃ for its applications in pressurized heavy water reactor (PHWR) from a crude concentrate of rare earths containing ~70 % Gd₂O₃ has been developed and tested on bench-scale and continuous counter-current operations. The separation of gadolinium from other rare earths with similar chemical properties has been successfully accomplished by adopting a dual cycle solvent extraction employing 2-ethylhexylphosphonic acid, mono-2 ethylhexyl ester (EHEHPA) as an extractant. Taking advantage of the extraction order of rare earths with EHEHPA, in the first cycle, heavy rare earths including Tb, Dy and Y were separated in the product strip solution, while gadolinium was separated in the raffinate solution along with samarium and neodymium. In the second cycle, gadolinium was purified to the extent of >99.5 % with respect to other rare earths. Effects of process variables such as aqueous acidity, phase ratio, metal concentration in the aqueous feed, scrubbing and stripping acidity etc. on separation of terbium and other heavy rare earths in the first cycle and upgrading the purity of Gd₂O₃ in the second cycle have been investigated. The experimental conditions were optimized using computer simulation and validated by bench scale counter-current operations. Under optimized conditions of process parameters, continuous operations of mixer settler yielded kilogram quantity of nuclear pure Gd₂O₃ which was subsequently converted to gadolinium nitrate for PHWR application. The overall recovery was found to be >98 %.     

Optimization of parameters of high-performance displacement chromatography for separation of soybean phosphatidylcholine and phosphatidylethanolamine

Hundred milligrams of soybean phospholipids were successfully separated by using high-performance displacement chromatography (HPDC) on a 150mm x 4.6mm analytical silica column (3-5 microm packings) with dichloromethane-methanol (9:1, v/v) as carrier and ethanolamine as displacer. From the viewpoint of preparative separation, the effects of loading amount, concentration and flow-rate of displacer on separation efficiency were investigated using throughput and recovery as indices. The parameters were optimized by orthogonal test design and statistical analysis method. Under the optimum conditions, namely displacer concentration being 167 mM, the flow-rate of displacer at 0.2 ml/min and concentration of sample being 211 mg/ml (factual loading amount 211 mg/ml x 0.7 ml = 148 mg), the purity, throughput and recovery of obtained soybean phosphatidylethanolamine (PE) and phosphatidylcholine (PC) were 80.2%, 65.7 mg/h, 70.9% and 90.5%, 272.6 mg/h, 88.3%, respectively. In addition, selections of regenerant and appropriate regeneration condition were also studied.     

高速逆流色谱分离制备椭圆叶花锚中的2种口山酮苷元

椭圆叶花锚的主要活性成分为口山酮类化合物,这类化合物具有利胆、抗炎、抗菌及抗病毒活性。应用高速逆流色谱法建立了2种高纯度口山酮苷元的分离制备方法。对椭圆叶花锚氯仿萃取部位运用高速逆流色谱分离纯化,以正己烷-乙酸乙酯-甲醇-水(5:5:7:5, v/v/v/v)为两相溶剂系统,上相为固定相,下相为流动相。在主机转速800 r/min,流动相流速1.5 mL/min,检测波长254 nm条件下进行分离制备。所得产物经高效液相色谱分析检测,其化学结构由核磁共振氢谱(1H NMR)和核磁共振碳谱(13C NMR)鉴定。在此条件下,从100 mg粗样品中一步分离得到18 mg 1-羟基-2,3,5-三甲氧基口山酮,14 mg 1-羟基-2,3,4,5-四甲氧基口山酮。经高效液相色谱分析,其纯度均达98%以上。该方法简便、快速,所得产物纯度高,适合于椭圆叶花锚口山酮苷元的制备分离。     

Experimental investigation of the behavior of gas phase simulated moving beds

The preparative, continuous gas chromatographic separation of the enantiomers of the inhalation anaesthetic enflurane has been studied on a chiral stationary phase based on octakis(3-O-butanoyl-2,6-di-O-n-pentyl)-gamma-cyclodextrin, dissolved in polysiloxane SE-54 and coated on Chromosorb particles. This has been carried out in a gas chromatographic simulated moving bed (GC-SMB) unit, equipped with eight columns, yielding a total volume of 1.128 l. With reference to this particular system, the separation performance and the behavior of GC-SMB units have been analyzed in depth. We have varied the internal flow-rates in the four sections of the unit in the range between about 1 and about 5 std l/min, the temperature between 20 and 45 degrees C, the switch time between about 2 and about 14 min, and the feed concentration in the range 0.32-0.90 mol%. Similarities and differences in the behavior of GC-SMBs as compared to conventional liquid phase SMBs have been described, and discussed. Operating conditions leading to more than 99% purity in one or both outlet stream have been identified, together with those achieving optimal throughput. Under such optimal conditions, about 20 g of each enflurane enantiomer with enantiomeric purity larger than 98% have been prepared.     

Applications of pressurized cation exchange chromatography for fission yield determination

In order to determine the fission yields of lanthanides precisely, lanthanides with carriers of 1–2 mg per element are separated from each other by means of pressurized cation exchange chromatography-HIBA concentration gradient elution: The effects of initial loading technique, concentration gradient, flow rate, and temperature on separation were investigated in detail. Under the optimum conditions adopted according to the results given in this work, all the lanthanides can be completely separated within about 90 minutes with a recovery of more than 95% and purity higher than 99%.     

Ultrasound‐assisted extraction and preliminary purification of proanthocyanidins and chlorogenic acid from almond (Prunus dulcis) skin

An aqueous solution of polyethylene glycol (PEG) as a green solvent was employed for the first time to develop the ultrasound‐assisted extraction of proanthocyanidins (PA) and chlorogenic acid (CA) from almond skin. The optimized extraction parameters were determined based on response surface methodology, and corresponded to an ultrasound power of 120 W, a liquid‐to‐solid ratio of 20:1 (mL/g), and a PEG concentration of 50% (v/v). Under these optimized conditions, the extraction yields of PAs and CA from almond skin were 32.68 ± 0.22 and 16.01 ± 0.19 mg/g, respectively. Compared with organic solvent extraction, PEG solution extraction produced higher yields. Different macroporous resins were compared for their performance in purifying PAs and CA from almond skin extract. Static adsorption/desorption experimental results demonstrated that AB‐8 resin exhibits excellent purification performance at pH 4. Under the optimized dynamic adsorption/desorption conditions on the AB‐8 column, the total recovery of purification for PAs and CA was 80.67%. The total content of PAs and CA in the preliminarily purified extract was 89.17% (with respective contents of 60.90 and 28.27%).     

Orthogonal test design for optimization of supercritical fluid extraction of daphnoretin, 7-methoxy-daphnoretin and 1,5-diphenyl-1-pentanone from Stellera chamaejasme L. and subsequent isolation by high-speed counter-current chromatography

Supercritical fluid extraction (SFE) of daphnoretin, 7-methoxy-daphnoretin and 1,5-diphenyl-1- pentanone from Stellera chamaejasme L. was performed. An orthogonal L9 (3)4 test design was applied to select the optimum extraction parameters including pressure, temperature, modifier and sample particle size on yield using an analytical-scale SFE system. The process was then scaled up by 100 times using a preparative SFE system under the optimized conditions of 25 MPa of pressure, 45 degrees C of temperature, 40-60 mesh of sample particle size and modified CO2 with 20% methanol. The yield of the crude extract from preparative SFE was 2.65%, which contained daphnoretin 25.2%, 7-methoxy-daphnoretin 22.8% and 1,5-diphenyl-1-pentanone 21.1%, respectively. Then the crude extract was successfully isolated and separated by preparative high-speed counter-current chromatography (HSCCC) with a two-phase solvent system composed of n-hexane-ethyl acetate-methanol-water (10:13:13:10, v/v) by increasing the flow-rate of the mobile phase stepwise from 1.0 to 2.0 ml/min after 90 min. The target compounds isolated and purified by HSCCC were analyzed by high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC). The separation produced total of 69.2mg of daphnoretin at 99.2% purity, 63.4 mg of 7-methoxy-daphnoretin at 98.7% purity and 58.3 mg of 1,5-diphenyl-1-pentanone at 98.1% purity from 300 mg of the crude extract in one-step separation. The recoveries of daphnoretin, 7-methoxy-daphnoretin and 1,5-diphenyl-1-pentanone were 90.8, 91.5 and 90.4%, respectively, in HSCCC isolation step and the chemical structure identification was carried out by MS, 1H NMR and 13C NMR.