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| Author(s): |
João Paulo Sartor
Total Authors: 1
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| Document type: | Master's Dissertation |
| Press: | Campinas, SP. |
| Institution: | Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP). Faculdade de Engenharia Química |
| Defense date: | 2006-07-31 |
| Examining board members: |
Cesar Costapinto Santana;
Marco Aurelio Cremasco;
Pierina Sueli Bonato
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| Advisor: | Cesar Costapinto Santana |
| Abstract | |
Rolipram is an enzyme inhibiting anti-inflammatory drug which has also demonstrated antidepressant activity. It is marketed in the racemic form, that is, proportion 1:1 of their R and S-enantiomers. However, clinical tests indicate that the R-enantiomer presents a greater biological potential than S-enantiomer. For this reason their separation is important for comparative biological tests of collateral effects. It is in this context that this research was developed in order to studying the separation of this drug via liquid chromatography using columns packed with chiral stationary phase. Analytical separation parameters, equilibrium and mass transfer data were determined in different experimental conditions. The results revealed high efficiency, with number of plates overcoming 9000 and selectivities in the order of 1.40 for both enantiomers. km values higher than 220 min-1 demonstrated low effect of mass transfer rates and consequently a prevalence of thermodynamic effects; in particular enthalpy energy (next to -10 kJ/mol for both enantiomers). For mixture concentration up to 3.00 mg/mL the isotherms showed adsorption equilibrium with lineal behavior. Next eight chromatographic columns were characterized. Starting with their analytic parameters, the separation regions of the enantiomers were determined for a chromatographic continuous system like Simulated Moving-Bed, with respect to different purity criteria. With that, the performance parameters were evaluated in the highest region of purity and the best result was simulated using a transient model. This permitted the determination of the transient profile of elution in the exit lines and the internal profile of the unit. The purities reached for the extract and raffinate lines were 99.99% and 96.74%, respectively (AU) | |