ABSTRACT

Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) is an important part of Chinese culture and the Chinese pharmaceutical industry. The adoption of stricter requirements for the quality of medicines has resulted in the loss of conformity of some traditional techniques used to prepare TCMs modern pharmaceutical methods. The TCM industry has begun to seek out novel methods to improve product quality and increase economic efficiency. Membrane technology is efficient, energy saving, and environmentally friendly. It is widely used in food processing, desalination, wastewater treatment, and in the medical industry. Membrane technology has also been adopted by the TCM industry as an alternative to traditional technology and has achieved good results. At present, membrane technology has been used in the separation, purification and concentration of TCMs. This review describes the use of microfiltration, ultrafiltration, nanofiltration, reverse osmosis, and membrane distillation, in TCM processing that have been reported. Membrane fouling is the most important obstacle in the use of membrane-based processes by the TCM industry. The causes and control of membrane fouling associated with TCM extracts are also analyzed.

摘要

中医药（TCM）是中华文化和中药产业的重要组成部分。对药品质量提出更严格的要求，导致一些用于制备中药的传统技术与现代制药方法失去了一致性。中药行业已经开始寻找新的方法来提高产品质量和增加经济效益。膜技术高效、节能、环保。它广泛用于食品加工、海水淡化、废水处理和医疗行业。膜技术也被中药行业采用，作为传统技术的替代品，并取得了良好的效果。目前，膜技术已应用于中药的分离、纯化和浓缩。这篇综述描述了已报道的微滤、超滤、纳滤、反渗透和膜蒸馏在中药加工中的应用。膜污染是中药行业使用膜工艺的最大障碍。还分析了与中药提取物相关的膜污染的原因和控制。