Recuperative Amino Acids Separation through Cellulose Derivative Membranes with Microporous Polypropylene Fiber Matrix
Aurelia Cristina Nechifor,
Andreia Pîrțac,
Paul Constantin Albu,
Alexandra Raluca Grosu,
Florina Dumitru,
Ioana Alina Dimulescu (Nica),
Ovidiu Oprea,
Dumitru Pașcu,
Gheorghe Nechifor,
Simona Gabriela Bungău
Affiliations
Aurelia Cristina Nechifor
Analytical Chemistry and Environmental Engineering Department, University Politehnica of Bucharest, 1-7 Polizu St., 011061 Bucharest, Romania
Andreia Pîrțac
Analytical Chemistry and Environmental Engineering Department, University Politehnica of Bucharest, 1-7 Polizu St., 011061 Bucharest, Romania
Paul Constantin Albu
IFIN Horia Hulubei, Radioisotopes and Radiation Metrology Department (DRMR), 30 Reactorului St., 023465 Măgurele, Romania
Alexandra Raluca Grosu
Analytical Chemistry and Environmental Engineering Department, University Politehnica of Bucharest, 1-7 Polizu St., 011061 Bucharest, Romania
Florina Dumitru
Department of Inorganic Chemistry, Physical Chemistry and Electrochemistry, University Politehnica of Bucharest, 1-7 Polizu St., 011061 Bucharest, Romania
Ioana Alina Dimulescu (Nica)
Analytical Chemistry and Environmental Engineering Department, University Politehnica of Bucharest, 1-7 Polizu St., 011061 Bucharest, Romania
Ovidiu Oprea
Department of Inorganic Chemistry, Physical Chemistry and Electrochemistry, University Politehnica of Bucharest, 1-7 Polizu St., 011061 Bucharest, Romania
Dumitru Pașcu
Analytical Chemistry and Environmental Engineering Department, University Politehnica of Bucharest, 1-7 Polizu St., 011061 Bucharest, Romania
Gheorghe Nechifor
Analytical Chemistry and Environmental Engineering Department, University Politehnica of Bucharest, 1-7 Polizu St., 011061 Bucharest, Romania
Simona Gabriela Bungău
Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy, University of Oradea, Universităţii St., no.1, Bihor, 410087 Oradea, Romania
The separation, concentration and transport of the amino acids through membranes have been continuously developed due to the multitude of interest amino acids of interest and the sources from which they must be recovered. At the same time, the types of membranes used in the sepa-ration of the amino acids are the most diverse: liquids, ion exchangers, inorganic, polymeric or composites. This paper addresses the recuperative separation of three amino acids (alanine, phe-nylalanine, and methionine) using membranes from cellulosic derivatives in polypropylene ma-trix. The microfiltration membranes (polypropylene hollow fibers) were impregnated with solu-tions of some cellulosic derivatives: cellulose acetate, 2-hydroxyethyl-cellulose, methyl 2-hydroxyethyl-celluloseand sodium carboxymethyl-cellulose. The obtained membranes were characterized in terms of the separation performance of the amino acids considered (retention, flux, and selectivity) and from a morphological and structural point of view: scanning electron microscopy (SEM), high resolution SEM (HR-SEM), Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR), energy dispersive spectroscopy (EDS) and thermal gravimetric analyzer (TGA). The re-sults obtained show that phenylalanine has the highest fluxes through all four types of mem-branes, followed by methionine and alanine. Of the four kinds of membrane, the most suitable for recuperative separation of the considered amino acids are those based on cellulose acetate and methyl 2-hydroxyethyl-cellulose.
