Variable |
Value |
Inlet protein concentration |
c0 =7.14 × 10−3 mol/m3 |
Flow-rate |
F=1.67 × 10−8 m3/s |
Column length |
L=0.014, 0.027, 0.041, 0.104m |
Column diameter |
CD=0.01m |
Bed porosity |
ε =0.39 |
Bead porosity |
εi=0.75 |
Bead radius |
rm=5 × 10−5 m |
Axial dispersion |
DL=5.75 × 10−8 m2/s |
Film mass-transfer rate |
kf=6.9 × 10−6 m/s |
Solution viscosity |
μ=0.95 g/m.s |
Solution density |
ρ=1.0 × 106 g/m3 |
Lysozyme diffusivity in free liquid |
DAB= 1.06 × 10−10 m2/s |
Effective diffusion coefficient |
DE=5.3 × 10−11 m2/s |
Adsorption rate constant (Transport model) |
k1 =1.144m3/(mol s) |
Adsorption rate constant (Thomas model) |
k1=0.286m3/(mol s) |
Equilibrium desorption constant |
Kd =1.748 × 10−3 mol/m3 |
Maximum adsorption capacity |
qms=1.0 mol/m3 |
Maximum adsorption capacity of solid gel |
qm =5.246 mol/m3 |