Study on Forecasting Ceramic Membrane Fouling in TCM Extracts Based on Improved BP Neural Network / 中国中医药信息杂志

Objective To prevent and treat of ceramic membrane purification of membrane fouling process of TCM extracts; To explore new methods of forecasting membrane fouling degree.Methods BP neural network model was improved. Methods to fast determine the optimal number of neurons in the hidden layer and fast algorithm for optimizing the weight and threshold of BP neural network were studied. Data of 207 groups of TCM extracts were under network training and prediction.ResultsCompared with the models of multiple regression analysis, basic BP neural network and RBF neural network, the error of the improved BP neural network model was less than that of the BP neural network model, and the mean square error was only 0.0057. In addition, the improved BP neural network model performance was more stable. In the 20 random running experiments, the goal of the success rate achieved up to 95%.Conclusion The improved model has a good network performance, the fitting effect and prediction ability, and can forecast the fouling degree of membrane stably and accurately.

Expression, purification and renaturation of Pol P51 antigen of HIV-1 strain CN54 and its application in antibody detection / 生物工程学报

To obtain the pure and soluble P51 antigen of HIV-1 strain CN54, we transformed the Escherichia. coli strain BL21 codonplus-RIL with recombinant plasmid pTHioHisA51 which carries a gene encoding the Polymerase (Pol) P51 antigen of HIV-1 CN54 formerly, and induced protein expression by IPTG. We purified the recombinant protein with Chelating Sepharose FF-Ni and DEAE-Sepharose FF column chromatography, then renatured the recombinant protein by dialyzation. Purified protein was identified by Western blotting. We labeled and coated antigen P51 in a dual-antigen sandwich system, and tested it with serum samples from HIV-infected individuals. The results showed that P51 was expressed as inclusion body, and represented about 50% of total cellular protein. After purification and renaturation, the purity of P51 was up to 95%. Western blotting and sandwich ELISA demonstrated that recombinant P51 had good anti-HIV antibody specificity and sensitivity. The results suggested that recombinant HIV-1 P51 can be prepared as diagnostic reagent, and provides valuable support for HIV-1 detection and vaccine research.

Study on correlation between physical and chemical parameters of oil-bearing water bodies and ultrafiltration membrane flux in four simulative system of traditional Chinese medicine volatile oil / 中国中药杂志

<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To explore the correlation between physical and chemical parameters of oil-bearing water bodies and ultrafiltration flux in the four simulative system of traditional Chinese medicine ( TCM) volatile oil.</p><p><b>METHOD</b>Four simulative systems of TCM oil-bearing water bodies such as Tsao-ko Amomum Fruit were selected as the experimental subjects. The membrane separating under the best conditions was carried out, membrane flux, physical and chemical parameters of stock solution and permeate were collected, and SPSS computer software was used for data processing.</p><p><b>RESULT</b>The membrane separation significantly changed the physical and chemical properties of oil-bearing water bodies, resulted in lower electrical conductivity and turbidity and pH value increased; Physical and chemical parameters also affected the membrane process significantly, and the flux varied with the electrical conductivity, pH, turbidity and viscosity.</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>There is significant correlation between physical and chemical parameters of oil-bearing water bodies and their ultrafiltration flux in the four simulative systems of TCM volatile oil.</p>

Study on the 0.2 ?m Al_2O_3 Ceramic Membrane Fouling and its Cleaning in the Microfiltation of Extract of Qijudihuang Wan / 中国中医药信息杂志

Objective To discuss the fouling mechanism of ceramic membrane in the microfiltation of extract of Qijudihuang Wan and obtain the effective cleaning method. Method The extract of Qijudihuang Wan was microfilted in this experiment, and the distributions of filtration resistance were studied according to the Darcy-Poiseuille principle. The characteristic of the surface and section of the polluted membrane was analysed by SEM also. Result ①For the main body, the filtration resistance is mainly decided by the deposit resistance, the membrane itself and the concentration polarization resistance are less important, and the pore blocking resistance is least important. Moreover, this result is proved by the analysis of SEM. ②The effective four-step cleaning procotrol, which can almost recover original membrane flux, is achieved by three cleaner, including ultrasound, NaOH solution and HCl solution. Conclusion Based on the different fouling mechanism, the appropriate cleaning method can be obtained. This provides great significance for the application of the industrialized manufacture.

Cleaning process of ceramic membrane in clarification of Tangkeqing water extract / 中草药

Objective To study the distribution of filtration resistance in AL2O3(0.2 ?m) ceramic membrane microfiltration of Tangkeqing water extract,obtain the effective membrane cleaning methods,and enrich the theory of ceramic membrane cleaning technology.Methods The filtration resistance and its distribution were got with the filtration model of the Darcy-Poiseuille principle which was modified by M.MDa-Cin,etc.Meanwhile,The microstructure of fouled membrane surface and cross-section was analyzed by SEM.Results The main parts of filtration resistance lay in deposit layer and concentration polarization layer with the ratio of 52.5% and 34.4%,respectively.However,the membrane itself and the pore blocking were in the fewer ratios of 8.8% and 4.3%,respectively.The result was in accordance with that of SEM.The fouled AL2O3 membrane was cleaned with low-pressure tap water and ultrasonic wave successirely.Conclusion The appropriate cleaning means are chosen based on the filtration resistance,which can provide good instructions for the industrialized production.

Fouling mechanism of 0.2 ?m Al_2O_3 ceramic membrane in microfiltration of Qiju Dihuang Pill aqueous extract / 中草药

Objective To discusse the fouling mechanism of 0.2 ?m Al_2O_3 ceramic membrane in the microfiltration of Qiju Dihuang Pill aqueous extract. Methods Qiju Dihuang Pill aqueous extract was microfiltered in this experiment. The distributions of filtration resistance were studied according to the Darcy-Poiseuille principle. The substance of deposit on the membrane surface was analysed by Fourior transform infra-red spectrum and particle diameter analysis. The characteristic of the surface and cross section of the polluted membrane was observed by SEM. Results The filtration resistance was mainly concentrated on the surface of deposit resistance, the membrane itself and the concentration polarization resistance were less important, and the pore blocking resistance was the least important. Moreover, this result was proved by SEM analysis. The molecule of the fouling substance mainly contained peptid, carbonyl, and hydroxy bonds by IR. The particle size distribution of the deposit substance on the polluted membrane surface: The particle radius taking a larger percentage in volume concentrated in 18.267 ?m around, while the particle radius taking a larger percentage in quantity concentrated in 0.424 ?m around. Conclusion Study on the fouling mechanism of the membrane in the microfiltration provides a great significant guidance for exploring the effective measure of relieving the reduced membrane flux and the appropriate cleaning procotrol.

Operation parameters of ultrafiltration separation of protein from earthworm homogenate / 中成药

AIM: The aim of this investigation was to confirm the best operation conditions in the membrane separation of protein from the homogenate of red earthworm, Eisenia faefida. METHODS: Ultrafiltration membrane of fresh red earthworm with the cut-off of 10 000 was used as the target process, with the homogenate flux as index, the best value of operation parameters such as pressure、 temperature, surface rotation speed and feed concentration were fixed on. RESULTS: (1) The best suitable operation conditions were 0.25 MPa, 30?C , 200 r/min, pH=6.7, 33.3% (w:w) concentration and not a bit of NaCl. (2) The molecular weight distribution of protein in the homogenate of red earthworm mainly lay between 50 000～100 000. CONCLUSION: The obtained experimental results will provide pilot scale test with data support.

Study on 0.2 ?m Al_2O_3 ceramic membrane fouling in clarification of Tangkeqing Compound water extract / 中成药

AIM: To discuss the fouling mechanism in 0.2 ?m Al_2O_3 commie membrane microfiltation of Tangkeqmg Compound water extract. METHODS: The total filtration resistance and its distribution were used as indexes to study the effect of pore size and materials of ceramic membrane on membrane fouling in clarification. SEM (scanning electronic microgragh) technology was used to study the microstructure of surface and section of new membrane and contammted membrane and physica and chemical examination were done on the fouling substances on the membrane surface. RESULTS: The pore size and materials of membrane affected the total filtration resistance and its distribution in clarification. The results of filtration resistance dislribution and SEM suggested that the fouling of 0.2 ?m Al_2O_3 membrane mainly lied on the surface. The contaminations on membrane surface were mostly the substances holding function groups, such as C=O, CO-NH and C-O-C. According to volume percentage, the semidiameter of contaminations on the membrane was mostly around 23.738 ?m. However, according to quantity percentage, the semidiameter of contaminations on the membrane was mostly around 0.521 ?m. CONCLUSION: Study on the fouling mechanism of the membrane is of great significance for looking for the effective measures for relieving the downward trend of the membrane flux and for the appropriate membrane cleaning in the clarification of Tangkeqing Compound extract using 0.2 ?m Al_2O_3 ceramic membrane.

Fouling and its cleaning of 0.2 ?m Al_2O_3 ceramic membrane in themicrofiltation of extract of Qijudihuang Pills / 中成药

AIM: To discuss the fouling mechanism of 0.2 ?m Al_2O_3 ceramic membrane in the microfiltation of extraction of Qijudihuang Pills, and obtain the effective cleaning procotrol. METHODS: The extract of Qijudihuang Pills microfiltered and the distributions of filtration resistance were studied according to the Darcy-Poiseuille principle. The characteristic of the surface and section of the polluted membrane were analysed by SEM also. RESULTS: ① For the main body, the filtration resistance was mainly decided by the deposit resistance, the membrane itself and the concentration polarization resistance were less important, and the pore blocking resistance was minimum. Moreover, this result was proved by the analysis of SEM. ② The effective four-step cleaning procotrol, which could almost recover original membrane flux, was achieved by three cleaner, including ultrasound, NaOH solution and HCl solution. CONCLUSION: Based on the different fouling mechanism,the appropriate cleaning procotrol can be obtained. This provides great significance for the application of the industrialized manufacture.