关键词: supercritical;extraction;L-proline

Abstract: The extraction of L-proline from the fermentation broth filtrate with the supercritical fluid was studied. It has been proved that L-proline and most amino acids are hardly dissolved in the pure supercritical carbon dioxide fluid. When the methyl alcohol was added as an entrainer in L-proline solution or carbon dioxide fluid, the solubility of L-proline in the supercritical fluid would be greatly increased, but ethyl alcohol was unsatisfactory as an entrainer.The influences of extraction pressure, temperature, time, flow rate of fluid, concentrations of L-proline and entrainer on the yield of L-proline have been investigated for searching the optimal extraction conditions.

Key words: supercritical, extraction, L-proline