Sousa, Rita de Cássia Superbi deCoimbra, Jane Sélia dos ReisAugusto, Liliana de Luca XavierReis, Leomir Samuel Tormen2018-01-302018-01-302014-06-0501004042http://dx.doi.org/10.5935/0100-4042.20140149http://www.locus.ufv.br/handle/123456789/16928The nutritional and functional benefits offered by whey protein α-lactalbumin justify the great interest in its manufacture in large quantities at a high purity level. Hydroxyapatite is a calcium phosphate material able to adsorb proteins and can be synthesized at low production cost. Therefore, this work evaluated the adsorption of α-lactalbumin on hydroxyapatite using solid-liquid phase equilibrium data reported as adsorption isotherms. Van't Hoff's thermodynamics analysis showed that the adsorption process is entropically driven.pdfporOpen AccessBioseparationGibbs free energyLangmuir modelArtigo