Cross‐flow membrane microfiltration of a bacteriol fermentation broth
- 5 August 1989
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wiley in Biotechnology & Bioengineering
- Vol. 34 (4) , 447-466
- https://doi.org/10.1002/bit.260340405
Abstract
Although cross‐flow membrane filtration is a very attractive option for harvesting cells and recovering enzymes from cell homogenates, the process is not without its problems. Foremost of these is the deposit of dissolved and suspended solutes onto the membrane surface during operation. The formation of these dense and sometimes compressive sublayers (often called cakes) offers additional resistance to axial and permeate flows and often affects the retention characteristics of the process. In view of the complex nature of the sublayer formation process and its sensitivity to cross‐flow velocity, this investigation was undertaken to determine the main factors responsible for the decline in performance during the harvesting of B. polymyxa broth by membrane microfiltration. System parameters varied include axial flow rate, concentration of cells, proteins and other components in the feed, membrane materials (ceramic, polypropylene, and stainless steel), and cleaning methods. To help explain the observed results, a new mass transport model—the solids flux model—based on the assumptions that back migration of particles from the sublayer or membrane surface is negligible and that particles that reach the solid–solution interface attach (stick) completely, is tested. Using a variety of diagnostic methods, magnesium ammonium phosphate precipitate is formed during steam sterilization of the medium and is implicated as the major foulant in this study.Keywords
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