Large-scale enzymatic membrane reactors for tetracycline degradation in WWTP effluents

2015 ◽  
Vol 73 ◽  
pp. 118-131 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. Abejón ◽  
M. De Cazes ◽  
M.P. Belleville ◽  
J. Sanchez-Marcano
2014 ◽  
Vol 455 ◽  
pp. 330-340 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sawsen Ben Ameur ◽  
Cristiana Luminiţa Gîjiu ◽  
Marie-Pierre Belleville ◽  
José Sanchez ◽  
Delphine Paolucci-Jeanjean

Desalination ◽  
2006 ◽  
Vol 199 (1-3) ◽  
pp. 438-440 ◽  
Author(s):  
Carles Torras ◽  
Débora Nabarlatz ◽  
Daniel Montané ◽  
Ricard Garcia-Valls

2012 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sing Long Wei ◽  
Azlina Harun@Kamaruddin ◽  
Subhash Bhatia

Kepentingan kekiralan dalam aktiviti farmaseutikal telah menuntut kaedah yang berproduktif tinggi dan ekonomik untuk mensintesis enantiomer tulen secara komersil. Ubat moden kerap mengunakan enantiomer daripada suatu campuran stereo–isomer. Permintaan terhadap agen terapeutik yang tulen secara optik menjadi semakin kritikal kerana cirinya yang lebih spesifik berbanding campuran rasemik. Walau bagaimanapun, teknologi konvesional yang dipraktikkan selama ini menghasilkan campuran kedua-dua enantiomer yang sukar dipisahkan. Dalam konteks ini, resolusi berenzim ialah suatu cara untuk mengatasi masalah ini. Resolusi kinetik ialah suatu kaedah yang membolehkan pecahan substratum baki dihasilkan dengan ketulenan enantiomer yang tinggi. Secara unggul, satu daripada enantiomer bertindak balas secara enantiopilihan dengan kadar yang lebih cepat bagi suatu entiti kiral. Sebagai suatu teknologi yang berpotensi tinggi dalam penghasilan enantiomer spesifik, reaktor membran berenzim (EMR) berjaya mengatasi kekurangan yang dialami oleh sistem konvensional. Reaktor membran berenzim menggabungkan pengangkutan jisim memilih dengan tindak balas kimia, dan penyingkiran memilih produk daripada medium tindak balas. Ciri unggul yang ditunjukkan oleh reaktor membran berenzim ialah keupayaannya meningkatkan penghasilan tindak balas berenzim yang berbentuk perencat produk atau tindak balas yang tak sesuai secara termodinamik. Berbanding lipase lain yang ada, lipase daripada Candida rugosa dianggap sebagai suatu biomangkin yang unggul bagi resolusi campuran ester dan alkohol, kerana lipase ini bertindak secara enantiopilihan dan memangkin pensistesisan enantiomer melalui tindak balas hidrolisis. Dalam kertas kerja ini, penggunaan sistem EMR lipase tak boleh gerak terhadap perkembangan teknologi kiral dibincangkan secara umum, dengan tumpuan khusus diberikan terhadap penghasilan drug kiral. Kata kunci: Drug kiral; ketulenan secara optik; enantiomer; resolusi kinetik; reaktor membran berenzim The increasing popularity of chirality in pharmaceutical activity has stimulated an increasing demand for economical and high productive methods for commercial synthesis of pure enantiomers. Modern medicines often call for just one enantiomer of a stereo–isomer. The demand for these optically pure therapeutic agents is becoming more stringent due to its more–specific characteristic than racemic mixtures. However, conventional technologies yield a mixture of both isomers which are difficult to separate. In this context, enzymatic resolution is a subject of recent investigation, where high efficiency of heterogeneous and homogeneous catalyzed multiphase chemistries is being explored. Kinetic resolution is a method in which the residual substrate fraction can be obtained in high enantiomeric purity. Ideally one enantiomer reacts faster than the other with a chiral entity. As a potential technology for the production of specific enantiomer, enzymatic membrane reactor (EMR) has been reported to overcome some of the limitations of the conventional system. Enzymatic membrane reactors combine selective mass transport with chemical reactions, and the selective removal of products from the reaction site increases the conversion of product–inhibited or thermodynamically unfavorable reactions. Of all the lipase available, lipase from Cadida rugosa is given particular attention as an ideal biocatalyst for the resolution of racemic esters and alcohols, as it acts enantioselectively and prefers to catalyze the synthesis of one of the enantiomers using hydrolysis with higher preference. In this paper, the authors presented a review of unique potential application of lipase–immobilized EMR systems towards the development of chirotechnology that has been presented which mainly focuses on chiral drugs production. Key words: Chiral drugs, optical purity; enantiomers; kinetic resolution; enzymatic membrane reactors


2011 ◽  
Vol 86 (8) ◽  
pp. 1032-1048 ◽  
Author(s):  
Joni Agustian ◽  
Azlina Harun Kamaruddin ◽  
Subhash Bhatia

2012 ◽  
Vol 560-561 ◽  
pp. 853-859
Author(s):  
Frans Snijkers ◽  
Cédric Buysse ◽  
Vesna Middelkoop ◽  
Anita Buekenhoudt ◽  
Andrei Kovalevsky

Oxygen-permeable perovskite ceramics with mixed ionic-electronic conducting properties can play an important role in the high temperature separation of oxygen from air. Such membranes are envisaged for application in catalytic membranes reactors and in oxy-fuel and pre-combustion technologies for fossil fuel power plants enabling CO2 capture. Since large-scale gas separation applications demand high membrane surface/volume ratios, membranes with capillary or hollow fiber geometry have a distinct advantage over tubular and flat sheet membranes. The fabrication and performance of Ba0.5Sr0.5Co0.8Fe0.2O3-δ (BSCF) capillary membranes is presented. The capillaries were made by a spinning technique based on phase inversion using a sulfur or non-sulfur containing polymer binder. Attention is given to the polymer solution and ceramic spinning suspension in order to avoid the formation of macrovoids and achieve gastight membranes. The comparison of the performance of sulfur-free and sulfur-containing BSCF capillaries with similar dimensions revealed a profound impact of the sulfur contamination on both the oxygen flux and the activation energy of the overall oxygen transport mechanism. In addition the effect of activation layers on oxygen permeation is studied.


Processes ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 6 (9) ◽  
pp. 162 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pietro Argurio ◽  
Enrica Fontananova ◽  
Raffaele Molinari ◽  
Enrico Drioli

The present work gives a critical overview of the recent progresses and new perspectives in the field of photocatalytic membranes (PMs) in photocatalytic membrane reactors (PMRs), thus highlighting the main advantages and the still existing limitations for large scale applications in the perspective of a sustainable growth. The classification of the PMRs is mainly based on the location of the photocatalyst with respect to the membranes and distinguished in: (i) PMRs with photocatalyst solubilized or suspended in solution and (ii) PMRs with photocatalyst immobilized in/on a membrane (i.e., a PM). The main factors affecting the two types of PMRs are deeply discussed. A multidisciplinary approach for the progress of research in PMs and PMRs is presented starting from selected case studies. A special attention is dedicated to PMRs employing dispersed TiO2 confined in the reactor by a membrane for wastewater treatment. Moreover, the design and development of efficient photocatalytic membranes by the heterogenization of polyoxometalates in/on polymeric membranes is discussed for applications in environmental friendly advanced oxidation processes and fine chemical synthesis.


Membranes ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 25 ◽  
Author(s):  
Thijs Peters ◽  
Alessio Caravella

Palladium (Pd)-based membranes have received a lot of attention from both academia and industry thanks to their ability to selectively separate hydrogen from gas streams. Integration of such membranes with appropriate catalysts in membrane reactors allows for hydrogen production with CO2 capture that can be applied in smaller bioenergy or combined heat and power (CHP) plants, as well as in large-scale power plants. Pd-based membranes are, therefore, regarded as a Key Enabling Technology (KET) to facilitate the transition towards a knowledge-based, low carbon and resource-efficient economy. This Special Issue of the journal Membranes on “Pd-based Membranes: Overview and Perspectives” contains nine peer-reviewed articles. Topics include manufacturing techniques, understanding of material phenomena, module and reactor design, novel applications, and demonstration efforts and industrial exploitation.


2014 ◽  
Vol 236 ◽  
pp. 146-152 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. de Cazes ◽  
M.-P. Belleville ◽  
E. Petit ◽  
M. Llorca ◽  
S. Rodríguez-Mozaz ◽  
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