Separation of 1,3-propanediol from fermentation broth by ion exclusion

W pracy przedstawiono możliwość zastosowania ekskluzji jonów w procesie oczyszczania 1,3-propanodiolu z brzeczki fermentacyjnej. Badania przeprowadzono na kationicie w formie sodowej. Wstępnie odsoloną frakcję produktu uzyskano z ok. 50% wydajnością separacji 1,3-propanodiolu. Stopień odsolenia brzeczki wyniósł 80÷90%, a końcowe oczyszczenie i odbarwienie 1,3-propanodiolu przeprowadzono stosując wymianę jonową. W wyniku procesu otrzymano oczyszczony roztwór 1,3-propanodiolu o stężeniu 16,5 g/L.Application of ion exclusion for the separation of 1,3-propanediol from fermentation broth was examined. The study was carried out on a cation exchange resin in the sodium form. The product fraction with the desalination degree of 80-90% and 50% separation yield of 1,3-propanediol we obtained. The final purification of 1,3-propanediol was carried out using the ion exchange. As a result of this process the purified solution of 1,3-propanediol (16.5 g/L) was obtained

Separation of 1,3-Propanediol from Aqueous Solutions by Ion Exchange Chromatography

1,3-propanediol is a promising monomer with many applications and can be produced by bioconversion of renewable resources. The separation of this product from fermentation broth is a difficult task. In this work, the application of cation exchange resin for the separation of 1,3-propanediol from model aqueous solution was examined. The best effect of separation of 1,3-propanediol from glycerol using sorption method was obtained for H+ resin form, although the observed partition coefficient of 1,3-propanediol was low. On the basis of the results of the sorption of 1,3-propanediol, the ionic forms of the resin were selected and used in the next experiments (H+, Ca2+, Ag+, Na+, Pb2+, Zn2+). The best results in ion exchange chromatography were obtained for cation exchange resin in H+ and Ca2+ form. The use of smaller particle size of resin and a longer length of the column allows to obtain better separation of mixtures