Separation technology

The dynamic character of conducting polymers has been used to advantage in the development of new smart membrane technologies.68,69 70 71 72 A membrane consist- 

FIGURE 1.10 Time lapse photographs showing bending movement of bimorph-type actuator (two active electrodes) made from polypyrrole and a porous membrane separator, and activated by 1.5 V potential difference between the polymer electrodes. 

The porosity as determined by the CEP and/or a more porous substrate onto which the polymer may be coated. 

The electrochemical conditions used during operation (potential pulse height and pulse width are critical). 

Switching the polymer repeatedly between its available oxidation states facilitates transport of ionic/molecular species through the polymer membrane. Changes in 

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Proteias, amino acids bonded through peptide linkages to form macromolecular biopolymers, used as chiral stationary phases for hplc iaclude bovine and human semm albumin, a -acid glycoproteia, ovomucoid, avidin, and ceUobiohydrolase. The bovine semm albumin column is marketed under the name Resolvosil and can be obtained from Phenomenex. The human semm albumin column can be obtained from Alltech Associates, Advanced Separation Technologies, Inc., and J. T. Baker. The a -acid glycoproteia and ceUobiohydrolase can be obtained from Advanced Separation Technologies, Inc. or J. T. Baker, Inc. 

White cell contamination of a platelet product can induce GvHD. It is beUeved that GvHD can be minimized by a contamination of less than 5 X 10 white cells per therapeutic dose of platelets, ie, 3-5 x 10. Blood cell separation technology is directed toward consistentiy achieving this goal. 

Precipitation was the principal protein separation technology initially chosen for the development of an industrially suitable fractionation process. Ethanol [64-17-5] (qv) was selected as the precipitation reagent because of its volatility. It can be subsequently removed using available drying technology... 

Future Trends. In addition to the commercialization of newer extraction/ decantation product/catalyst separations technology, there have been advances in the development of high reactivity 0x0 catalysts for the conversion of low reactivity feedstocks such as internal and a-alkyl substituted a-olefins. These catalysts contain (as ligands) ortho-/-butyl or similarly substituted arylphosphites, which combine high reactivity, vastiy improved hydrolytic stabiUty, and resistance to degradation by product aldehyde, which were deficiencies of eadier, unsubstituted phosphites. Diorganophosphites (28), such as stmcture (6), have enhanced stabiUty over similarly substituted triorganophosphites. 

Status of Membrane Gas Separation Technology," Nitrogen 173, 25—29 (May—June 1988). 

Practical appHcations have been reported for PVP/ceUulosics (108,119,120) and PVP/polysulfones (121,122) in membrane separation technology, eg, in the manufacture of dialysis membranes. Electrically conductive polymers of polyaruline are rendered more soluble and hence easier to process by complexation with PVP (123). Addition of small amounts of PVP to nylon 66 and 610 causes significant morphological changes, resulting in fewer but more regular spherulites (124). 

Cyclodextrin stationary phases utilize cyclodextrins bound to a soHd support in such a way that the cyclodextrin is free to interact with solutes in solution. These bonded phases consist of cyclodextrin molecules linked to siUca gel by specific nonhydrolytic silane linkages (5,6). This stable cyclodextrin bonded phase is sold commercially under the trade name Cyclobond (Advanced Separation Technologies, Whippany, New Jersey). The vast majority of all reported hplc separations on CD-bonded phases utilize this media which was also the first chiral stationary phase (csp) developed for use in the reversed-phase mode. 

Unhardeaed whole cut tallow and palm acids contain 40—45% oleic acid, which is derived by separation technology. This used to be done by a pressing technique thereby the terminology pressed stearics. In the 1990s the separation is done usiag solvents and/or refrigeration techniques. Oleic and pressed stearics account for about one-third of all U.S. acid production. 

D. B. Purchas, Solid-Liquid Separation Technology, Uplands Press, 1981. 

Belt Presses Belt presses were fiiUy described in the section on filtration. The description here is intended to cover only the parts and designs that apply expression pressure by a mechanism in adchtion to the normal compression obtained from tensioning the belts and pulling them over rollers of smaller and smaller diameters. The tension on the belt produces a squeezing pressure on the filter cake proportional to the diameter of the rollers. Normally, that static pressure is calculated as P = 2T/D, where P is the pressure (psi), T is the tension on the belts (Ib/hnear in), and D is the roller diameter. This calculation results in values about one-half as great as the measured values because it ignores pressure created by drive torque and some other forces [Laros, Advances in Filtration and Separation Technology, 7 (System Approach to Separation and Filtration Process Equipment), pp. 505-510 (1993)]. 

Column crystalhzers of the end-fed type can be used for purification of many eutectic-type systems and for aqueous as well as organic systems (McKay loc. cit.). Column ciystaUizers have been used for xylene isomer separation, but recently other separation technologies including more efficient melt ciystaUization equipment have tended to supplant the Phillips style ciystaUizer. 

TABLE 22-11 Commercial Applications of Supercritical Fluid Separations Technology... 

Anaerobic digestion Methane gas Shredding, air separation Technology on laboratory scale only... 

Pyrolysis Energy in the form of gas or oil Shredding, magnetic separation Technology proven only in pilot applications even though pollution is minimized, air-quahty regulations possibly prohibiting use... 

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Burchell, T.D and Judkins, R.R. A novel carbon fiber based matcnal and separation technology. Energy Convers Mgmt, 1997, 38, Suppl., pp S99 S104. 

The column was 25 cm long, 4.6 mm I.D. and packed with Partisil 10. It is seen that linear curves were obtained for three different solutes and two different moderators in n-heptane. Scott and Beesley [14] obtained retention data for the two enantiomers, (S) and (R) 4-benzyl-2-oxazolidinone. The column chosen was 25 cm long, 4.6 mm I.D. packed with 5 mm silica particles bonded with the stationary phase Vancomycin (Chirobiotic V provided by Advanced Separations Technology Inc., Whippany, New Jersey). This stationary phase is a macrocyclic glycopeptide Vancomycin that has a molecular weight of 1449.22, and an elemental composition of 54.69% carbon. 

Wells, S. A. and Plaskett, J. H. (1992) "Modeling Compressible Cake Filtration with Uncertainty," in Advances in Filtration and Separation Technology Separation Problems and the Environment, Volume 5, ed. by B. Scheiner, American Filtration Society, pp. 351-354... 

A.Rushton, A.S. Ward and R.G. Holdich, Solid-Liquid Filtration and Separation Technology, 1996, VCH, Weinheim, Germany... 

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