Membrane concentration and separation of L-aspartic acid and L-phenylalanine derivatives in organic solvents

Abstract The concentration and separation of the amino acids N-benzyloxycarbonyl L-aspartic acid and L-phenylalanine methyl ester hydrochloride in organic solvents have been investigated using reverse osmosis membranes of two types of cellulose acetate, a nanofiltration membrane of polyamide-polyphenylene sulfone (PA-PPSO) composite and a gas separation membrane of polyimide composite in a stirred batch cell. The organic solvents used included primary, secondary, and tertiary alcohols, an ester, and a ketone. There were significant variations in permeate flux, solute rejection, and membrane stability. Usually the rejection of both amino acids was similar; however, certain membrane-solvent combinations gave significantly different levels of rejection. The highest rejection of amino acids (∼0.94) at the lowest pressure of 0.5 MPa was obtained with the PA-PPSO membrane using methanol as a solvent. The cellulose acetate membranes gave reasonable rejection and fluxes but the membrane stability was very poor. T...

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