This study presents a system for expanded bed adsorption for the purification of chitosanase from broth extract in a single step. A chitosanase-producing strain was isolated and identified as Bacillus cereus C-01 and used to produce chitosanases. The expanded bed adsorption conditions for chitosanase purification were optimized statistically using STREAMLINE(TM) DEAE and a homemade column (2.6 × 30.0 cm). Dependent variables were defined by the quality criteria purification factor (P) and enzyme yield to optimize the chromatographic process. Statistical analyses showed that the optimum conditions for the maximum P were 150 cm/h load flow velocity, 6.0 cm settled bed height, and 7.36 cm distributor height. Distributor height had a strong influence on the process, considerably affecting both the P and enzyme yield. Optimizing the purification variables resulted in an approximately 3.66-fold increase in the P compared with the value under nonoptimized conditions. This system is promising for the recovery of chitosanase from B. cereus C-01 and is economically viable because it promotes the reduction steps.
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