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Economic evaluation of the primary recovery of tetracycline with traditional and novel aqueous two-phase systems

Torres-Acosta, MA; Pereira, JFB; Freire, MG; Aguilar-Yanez, JM; Coutinho, JAP; Titchener-Hooker, NJ; Rito-Palomares, M; (2018) Economic evaluation of the primary recovery of tetracycline with traditional and novel aqueous two-phase systems. Separation and Purification Technology , 203 pp. 178-184. 10.1016/j.seppur.2018.04.041. Green open access

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Abstract

Antibiotics are a key pharmaceutical to inhibit growth or kill microorganisms. They represent a profitable market and, in particular, tetracycline has been listed as an essential medicine by the WHO. Therefore it is important to improve their production processes. Recently novel and traditional aqueous two-phase systems for the extraction have been developed with positive results. The present work performs an economic analysis of the production and recovery of tetracycline through the use of several ATPS through bioprocess modeling using specialized software (BioSolve, Biopharm Services Ltd, UK) to determine production costs per gram (CoG/g). First, a virtual model was constructed using published data on the recovery of tetracycline and extended to incorporate uncertainties. To determine how the model behaved, a sensitivity analysis and Monte Carlo simulations were performed. Results showed that ATPS formed by cholinium chloride/K3PO4 was the best option to recover tetracycline, as it had the lowest CoG/g (US$ 672.83/g), offered the highest recovery yield (92.42%), second best sample input capacity (45% of the ATPS composition) and one of the lowest materials contribution to cost. The ionic liquid-based method of ATPS is a promising alternative for recovering tetracycline from fermentation broth.

Type: Article
Title: Economic evaluation of the primary recovery of tetracycline with traditional and novel aqueous two-phase systems
Open access status: An open access version is available from UCL Discovery
DOI: 10.1016/j.seppur.2018.04.041
Publisher version: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.seppur.2018.04.041
Language: English
Additional information: This version is the author accepted manuscript. For information on re-use, please refer to the publisher’s terms and conditions.
Keywords: Tetracycline, Aqueous two-phase system (ATPS), Ionic liquids, Economic analysis, Monte Carlo simulations
UCL classification: UCL
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of Engineering Science
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of Engineering Science > Dept of Biochemical Engineering
URI: https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10062474
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