Research Article

Development and Evaluation of Environmentally Benign Aqueous Two Phase Systems for the Recovery of Proteins from Tannery Waste Water

Table 3

Tie-line data for PEG 10000 ( ) + citrate salt ( ) + water system at 30°C.

FeedTop phaseBottom phase
(% w/w) (% w/w) (% w/w) (% w/w) (% w/w) (% w/w) TLL% Yield %

PEG 10000 + sodium citrate + water

22.009.0029.751.982.0121.2233.760.34684.01
24.0010.0034.031.511.0223.2139.500.30888.30
26.0011.0038.210.990.9225.1544.430.27490.35
28.0012.0040.110.520.7128.5748.300.23595.08
30.0013.0042.020.230.5132.3352.470.21695.86

PEG 10000 + potassium citrate + water

22.009.0032.012.971.6519.8834.790.31380.99
24.0010.0037.222.541.1224.1142.120.26582.03
26.0011.0038.342.120.7626.0244.540.22887.28
28.0012.0040.041.520.5427.9647.530.21891.07
30.0013.0039.980.980.4331.0350.460.18891.98

PEG 10000 + ammonium citrate + water

22.009.0033.234.231.2318.8935.240.21180.96
24.0010.0038.134.011.0121.1240.840.17682.56
26.0011.0041.013.340.7523.0944.790.15185.29
28.0012.0042.963.030.5125.1147.850.12689.61
30.0013.0045.052.710.4326.8750.760.10192.17