Study on Adsorption and Separation of Naringin with Macroporous Resin

X-5 resin, with higher adsorption and easier desorption of naringin, was selected from five kinds of macroporous resins through static adsorption and desorption experiments. Effects of concentration, pH value, and flow rate of naringin extract on the adsorption of naringin by X-5 resin were studied. Meanwhile, the effect of these factors on the desorption of naringin from X-5 resin was also investigated. The experimental results show that the adsorption isotherm of naringin by X-5 resin can be described by the Langmuir isotherm equation. The static maximum adsorption capacity of naringin is 32.6 mg/g with naringin concentration at 2.7 g/L, while the dynamic adsorption capacity of naringin is 23.8 mg/g with naringin extract flow rate at two times that of resin volume per hour. The optimal eluant is 60% (v/v) ethanol-water with pH value of 10. The desorption ratio will rise to more than 85% when the flow rate of this optimal eluant is one to two times that of resin volume per hour. Translated from Journal of Central South University (Science and Technology)