Research Article

One-Step Ultrafiltration Process for Separation and Purification of a Keratinolytic Protease Produced with Feather Meal

Table 1

Experimental design 23 in coded levels (real values).

TrialMWCO (kDa)pHPressure (MPa)

1−1 (10)−1 (7.0)−1 (0.147)
2+1 (30)−1 (7.0)−1 (0.147)
3−1 (10)+1 (8.0)−1 (0.147)
4+1 (30)+1 (8.0)−1 (0.147)
5−1 (10)−1 (7.0)+1 (0.245)
6+1 (30)−1 (7.0)+1 (0.245)
7−1 (10)+1 (8.0)+1 (0.245)
8+1 (30)+1 (8.0)+1 (0.245)

MWCO: molecular weight cutoff.