Adaptability research on ultrafiltration process of microfiltrated Qihong Maitong Injection / 中草药

ABSTRACT

Objective: To study the application of four kinds of hollow fiber ultrafiltration membranes by taking Qihong Maitong Injection (QMI) microfiltrated liquid as the research object. Methods: Polysulfone, polyether sulfone, polypropylene, and blended composite membranes with the entrapment relative molecular mass of 100000 for ultrafiltration were selected to determine the best appropriate ultrafiltration membrane material. The membrane flux of ultrafiltration was determined by taking the content of active ingredients (Astragalus total saponin, astragaloside IV, and hydroxy safflower yellow A), solid reduction rate, protein reduction rate, related substances, and pyrogen inspection of different membrane materials as the evaluation indexes. Results: The suitability of four different kinds of ultrafiltration membrane materials with the same entrapment relative molecular mass was different. The pure water flux recovery rates of polypropylene, polyether sulfone, and blended composite materials are higher than that of polysulfone material. The component permeation rates of polypropylene and polyether sulfone materials were higher, while the solid and protein reduction rates of polysulfone and blend compound materials were higher. For QMI, the ultrafiltration membrane with entrapment relative molecular mass of 100000 could effectively remove the pyrogen. Conclusion: The polypropylene-100000 ultrafiltration membrane could not only effectively remove the solid and high polymer material, but also keep the active ingredients. It is suitable for the purification of QMI.