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Table 1 Technology options available for performing the tasks listed in three separation stages

From: Synthesis and analysis of separation networks for the recovery of intracellular chemicals generated from microbial-based conversions

Tasks

Technologies

Pretreatment

Flocculation (Flc), coagulation (Cog)

Cell harvesting

Sedimentation (Sdm), filtration (Ftt), centrifugation (Cnt), flotation (Flt), microfiltration (MF)

Cell disruption

Bead mill (Bml), chemical lysis (Chy), enzyme lysis (Ely), homogenization (Hph)

Phase isolation: cell component separation

Sedimentation (Sdm), filtration (Ftt), centrifugation (Cnt), flotation (Flt), membranes (Mbr- MF (microfiltration), UF (ultrafiltration), and RO (reverse osmosis))

Phase isolation: product phase formation

Differential digestion (Ddg), solubilization (Slb)

Product concentration

Extraction (Ext), ATPE, evaporation (Evp), precipitation (Prc), membranes (MF, UF, NF (nanofiltration), RO), distillation (Dst), adsorption (Ads)

Product purification

Chromatography (Chr), crystallization (Crs), pervaporation (Pvp), membranes (Mbr-MF, UF, NF, RO)

Product refinement

Drying (Dry), bleaching (Blc)

  1. ATPE aqueous two-phase extraction