中文  

The Application of Membrane Filtration Technology in the Purification Process of Aluminum Hydroxide Adjuvant

An adjuvant is a substance added to a vaccine formulation that can enhance the immunogenicity of the vaccine antigen. It can boost the innate immune response at the vaccination site, thereby facilitating the recognition and presentation of antigens by immune cells, and ultimately improving the overall immune efficacy of the vaccine. 


So far, a wide variety of adjuvants have been developed by people. Adjuvants can usually be classified according to their chemical composition and physical properties, including mineral salts, microbial extracts, oil emulsions, synthetic adjuvants, particles, and cytokines. Aluminum hydroxide adjuvant is the earliest and most widely used adjuvant, and it has been used to prepare vaccines such as hepatitis B vaccine, hepatitis A vaccine, and pneumococcal conjugate vaccine.

234631f77f70ee37 (1)

Hydroxyalumina adjuvants with particle sizes at the nanometer level can be obtained through special conditions or by ultrasonic treatment. In contrast, the particle sizes of commonly used commercial ordinary hydroxyalumina adjuvants are at the micrometer level. The nanometer-sized hydroxyalumina particles have small size, large specific surface area, high surface energy, and a large proportion of surface atoms, which makes their unique targeting effect and sustained-release property in immune stimulation superior to those of conventional aluminum adjuvants. 

With the in-depth research on nano-aluminum adjuvants, the main synthesis methods of nano-aluminum adjuvants include "hydrothermal method" and "microemulsion method". The products of both methods contain certain amounts of organic solvents and inorganic salts. Through membrane separation methods, the purification of aluminum hydroxide adjuvant solutions can be achieved, achieving the purpose of removing organic solvents, inorganic salts and concentration.

ce829dc89ba1facc

Membrane filtration technology has many advantages in the purification of aluminum hydroxide adjuvant. Firstly, the concentration and desalination efficiency of the aluminum hydroxide adjuvant is high, enabling large-scale material processing. Secondly, the equipment is highly automated and the operation is simple, replacing manual operations in desalination and effectively reducing investment costs and production costs. 

At present, Wuhan Bona has successfully developed and optimized the desalination and concentration processes for hydrogen oxide aluminum gel adjuvants of different particle size ranges. On the basis of desalination, it has solved the problems of throughput and yield, and has won the recognition and praise of customers in the industry. If you also have products such as hydrogen oxide aluminum, aluminum phosphate, and aluminum sulfate, as well as similar process requirements, please feel free to contact us.