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Pretreatment
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Flocculation (Flc)
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Cell removal and product isolation
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Sedimentation (Sdm), filtration (Ftt), centrifugation (Cnt), flotation (Flt), membranes (Mbr- MF [microfiltration], UF [ultrafiltration], and RO [reverse osmosis])
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Phase isolation (product rich phase formation)
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Differential digestion (Ddg), solubilization (Slb)
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Concentration
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Extraction (Ext), aqueous two phase extraction (Atpe), evaporation (Evp), precipitation (Prc), sedimentation (Sdm), filtration (Ftt), centrifugation (Cnt), membranes (MF, UF, NF (nanofiltration), RO), distillation (Dst)
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Purification & refinement
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Adsorption (Ads), chromatography (Chr), crystallization (Crs), pervaporation (Pvp), membranes (Mbr-MF, UF, NF, RO), Drying (Dry), bleaching (Blc)
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