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Separation and purification of caulerpin from algal Caulerpa racemosa by simulated moving bed chromatography

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FOOD AND BIOPRODUCTS PROCESSING
Volume 130, Issue -, Pages 14-22

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DOI: 10.1016/j.fbp.2021.09.0020960-3085/

Keywords

Caulerpa racemosa; Caulerpin; Simulated moving bed (SMB); Separation; Purification

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  1. Cheng Shiu University of science and technology [180CA06]

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The separation process of caulerpin from other phytoconstituents using simulated moving bed chromatography was successfully demonstrated in this study. The optimal switching time of 4.0 minutes achieved the highest purity and yield of caulerpin from Caulerpa racemose extract.
The separation process of caulerpin from other phytoconstituents in a feed extracted from Caulerpa racemose was conducted using a simulated moving bed (SMB). Before separation in the SMB, the feed was pretreated through drying and ultrasonic separation. In the SMB columns, the stationary phase was Welch Ultimate AQ-C18, while the eluent was 76% EtOH. Different affinities to the stationary phase and the eluent caused caulerpin to collect at the extract port while the other phytoconstituents collected at the raffinate port. The effect of three switching times on the efficiency of the separation and purification process were investigated empirically where, the average purity of caulerpin at switching times of 3.5, 4.0, and 4.5 min were 91.2, 99.0, and 99.3%, respectively. Caulerpin content at the raffinate ports obeyed the triangle theory whereby, for the switching times of 3.5 and 4.0 min it was 0%, while for the 4.5 min, it was 35.0%. Overall, the optimum switching time for the separation and purification of caulerpin in this laboratory-scale SMB chromatograph was 4.0 min. For this switching time and in the sixth cycle, the caulerpin mass loaded in the SMB was 2341.4 g while that obtained in the extract port was 2158.0 g giving a yield of 93.3%. (c) 2021 Published by Elsevier B.V. on behalf of Institution of Chemical Engineers.

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