Liquid–Liquid Extraction in Aqueous Two-Phase Systems
Beatriz Vahan Kilikian, Telma Teixeira Franco, Jane Sélia dos Reis Coimbra, António J. A. Meirelles, Adalberto Pessoa, Adamu Muhammad Alhaji
Abstract
The extraction of biomolecules in two-phase immiscible liquid systems has been used for approximately 70 years to purify antibiotics and organic acids. These systems consist of aqueous and organic solvent phases, which are unsuitable for proteins due to their sensitivity to denaturation promoted by organic solvents.
Topics & Concepts
Extraction (chemistry)Liquid–liquid extractionAqueous solutionLiquid liquidChromatographyLiquid phasePhase (matter)Aqueous two-phase systemMaterials scienceChemistryPhysicsThermodynamicsOrganic chemistryChemical and Physical Properties in Aqueous SolutionsCrystallization and Solubility Studies