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Changing the scale or mixing conditions in a crystallizer can directly impact the kinetics of the crystallization process and the final crystal size. Heat and mass transfer effects are important to consider for cooling and anti-solvent systems respectively, where temperature or concentration gradients can produce inhomogeneity in the prevailing level of supersaturation. This often results in pockets of very high supersaturation close to the walls of the vessel for a cooling crystallization, or at the addition location for anti-solvent (and also reactive) crystallizations.
Pockets of high supersaturation can cause very high nucleation and growth rates in certain regions of a large scale crystallizer, meaning the final crystal size distribution could vary dramatically from that achieved in a better-mixed environment in the lab during development. As seen in the graph to the right, a change from a 500 mL reactor to a 2 L reactor for the same crystallization process results in unexpected nucleation events characterized by ParticleTrack. Also, the number of fines generated throughout the batch is significantly higher.
The effect of local supersaturation build-up on crystallization is shown here, where the repeatability of the nucleation point for an unseeded crystallization is shown for an anti-solvent crystallization system. For this process (right), when anti-solvent is added above the liquid surface and near the wall of the reactor, especially at higher addition rates, the nucleation point is extremely inconsistent, with wide error bars shown for these experiments that were conducted in triplicate (D. O’Grady, M. Barrett, E. Casey, and B. Glennon. (2007) The Effect of Mixing on the Metastable Zone Width and Nucleation Kinetics in the Anti-solvent Crystallization of Benzoic Acid. Chemical Engineering Research and Design, 85, 945 – 952). Additionally, when adding anti-solvent above surface and at the wall of the crystallizer, nucleation consistently occurs sooner, at lower anti-solvent concentrations. The reason for these two concerning results is that when anti-solvent is added close to the wall, the mixing conditions in the crystallizer make it difficult for the anti-solvent to be incorporated easily, and supersaturation builds up at the feed location.
The reason for this dramatic disparity in consistency is due to how anti-solvent is incorporated into the vessel. This video (left) show computational fluid dynamics (CFD) tracer experiments, for both addition locations shown above (center and wall). When anti-solvent is added above the surface and close to the wall, it is difficult to effectively incorporate the liquid into the bulk solution. When anti-solvent is added closer to the impeller, incorporation of the anti-solvent occurs immediately. For this crystallization system this difference in anti-solvent incorporation – and the associated difference in the homogeneity of supersaturation through the vessel – causes significant differences in the nucleation and consistency of the crystallization process .
In addition to mass transfer effects, the shear rate in a crystallizer can have a physical impact on the crystals through breakage. Crystal breakage is a function of the solids concentration in the system as well as the shear rate. As scale and mixing conditions change - solids concentration and shear rate gradients may become important, meaning more or less breakage could occur as a crystallization process is scaled up. In this example (right), the chord length distributions acquired using FBRM technology (ParticleTrack) for a continuous crystallization process, are shown for three different agitation intensities (E. Kougoulos, A.G. Jones, and M.W. Wood-Kaczmar (2005) Estimation of Crystallization Kinetics for an Organic Fine Chemical Using a Modified Continuous Cooling Mixed Suspension Mixed Product Removal (MSMPR) Crystallizer, Journal of Crystal Growth, Volume 273, Issues 3 – 4, 3 January 2005, Pages 520 – 528). As agitation and the associated shear rate increase, the distributions shift to the left with an increase in fine crystal counts, indicating crystal breakage. This result is common. However, such behavior is difficult to predict as the volume changes, since agitation intensity is not a scalable parameter.
This paper discusses common particle size analysis techniques and how they are used for the delivery of high-quality particles. Examples include the usage of offline particle size analyzers in combination with in-process particle characterization tools to optimize processes.
Crystallization unit operations offer the unique opportunity to target and control an optimized crystal size and shape distribution to:
Scientist recrystallize high value chemical compounds to obtain a crystal product with desired physical properties at optimal process efficiency. Seven steps are required to design the ideal recrystallization process from choosing the right solvent to obtaining a dry crystal product. This recrystallization guide explains step-by-step the procedure of developing a recrystallization process. It explains what information is required at each stage of recrystallization and outlines how to control critical process parameters.
Det är vanligt att använda löslighetskurvor för att illustrera relationen mellan löslighet, temperatur och typ av lösningsmedel. Genom att kartlägga temperatur kontra löslighet, kan vetenskapsmän skapa det ramverk som krävs för att utveckla önskad kristallisationsprocess. Så snart som ett lämpligt lösningsmedel har valts, blir löslighetskurvan ett viktigt verktyg för utvecklingen av en effektiv kristallisationsprocess.
Forskare och tekniker får kontroll över kristallisationsprocesserna genom att omsorgsfullt justera övermättnadsnivån under processen. Övermättnad är drivkraften för kärnbildning och tillväxt under kristallisationen och styr den slutgiltiga kristallstorleksfördelningen.
Sondbaserade teknologier som används medan processen pågår tillämpas för att spåra storleks- och formförändringar för partiklar vid full koncentration utan behov av utspädning eller extraktion. Genom att spåra hastighet och förändringsgrad för partiklar och kristaller i realtid, kan de korrekta processparametrarna för kristallationsprestandan optimeras.
Seeding is one of the most critical steps in optimizing crystallization behavior. When designing a seeding strategy, parameters such as: seed size, seed loading (mass), and seed addition temperature must be considered. These parameters are generally optimized based on process kinetics and the desired final particle properties, and must remain consistent during scale-up and technology transfer.
Liquid-Liquid phase separation, or oiling out, is an often difficult to detect particle mechanism that can occur during crystallization processes. Learn more.
Milling of dry powders can cause significant yield losses and can generate dust, creating health and safety hazards. In response to this, wet milling produces particles with a specifically designed size distribution. It is now common to employ high shear wet milling to break large primary crystals and agglomerates into fine particles.
In an antisolvent crystallization, the solvent addition rate, addition location and mixing impact local supersaturation in a vessel or pipeline. Scientists and engineers modify crystal size and count by adjusting antisolvent addition protocol and the level of supersaturation.
Crystallization kinetics are characterized in terms of two dominant processes, nucleation kinetics and growth kinetics, occurring during crystallization from solution. Nucleation kinetics describe the rate of formation of a stable nuclei. Growth kinetics define the rate at which a stable nuclei grows to a macroscopic crystal. Advanced techniques offer temperature control to modify supersaturation and crystal size and shape.
Changing the scale or mixing conditions in a crystallizer can directly impact the kinetics of the crystallization process and the final crystal size. Heat and mass transfer effects are important to consider for cooling and antisolvent systems respectively, where temperature or concentration gradients can produce inhomogeneity in the prevailing level of supersaturation.
Polymorphism chemistry is a common phenomenon with many crystalline solids in the pharmaceutical and fine chemical industries. Scientists deliberately crystallize a desired polymorph to improve isolation properties, help overcome downstream process challenges, increase bioavailability or to prevent patent conflicts. Identifying polymorphic and morphological transformations in situ and in real time eliminates unexpected process upset, out of specification product and costly reprocessing of material.
Protein crystallization is the act and method of creating structured, ordered lattices for often-complex macromolecules.
Lactose crystallization is an industrial practice to separate lactose from whey solutions via controlled crystallization.
Chemical process development and scale-up guide the development of a commercially important molecule from synthesis in the laboratory to manufacturing in a plant.
Scientist recrystallize high value chemical compounds to obtain a crystal product with desired physical properties at optimal process efficiency. Seven steps are required to design the ideal recrystallization process from choosing the right solvent to obtaining a dry crystal product. This recrystallization guide explains step-by-step the procedure of developing a recrystallization process. It explains what information is required at each stage of recrystallization and outlines how to control critical process parameters.
Det är vanligt att använda löslighetskurvor för att illustrera relationen mellan löslighet, temperatur och typ av lösningsmedel. Genom att kartlägga temperatur kontra löslighet, kan vetenskapsmän skapa det ramverk som krävs för att utveckla önskad kristallisationsprocess. Så snart som ett lämpligt lösningsmedel har valts, blir löslighetskurvan ett viktigt verktyg för utvecklingen av en effektiv kristallisationsprocess.
Forskare och tekniker får kontroll över kristallisationsprocesserna genom att omsorgsfullt justera övermättnadsnivån under processen. Övermättnad är drivkraften för kärnbildning och tillväxt under kristallisationen och styr den slutgiltiga kristallstorleksfördelningen.
Sondbaserade teknologier som används medan processen pågår tillämpas för att spåra storleks- och formförändringar för partiklar vid full koncentration utan behov av utspädning eller extraktion. Genom att spåra hastighet och förändringsgrad för partiklar och kristaller i realtid, kan de korrekta processparametrarna för kristallationsprestandan optimeras.
Seeding is one of the most critical steps in optimizing crystallization behavior. When designing a seeding strategy, parameters such as: seed size, seed loading (mass), and seed addition temperature must be considered. These parameters are generally optimized based on process kinetics and the desired final particle properties, and must remain consistent during scale-up and technology transfer.
Liquid-Liquid phase separation, or oiling out, is an often difficult to detect particle mechanism that can occur during crystallization processes. Learn more.
Milling of dry powders can cause significant yield losses and can generate dust, creating health and safety hazards. In response to this, wet milling produces particles with a specifically designed size distribution. It is now common to employ high shear wet milling to break large primary crystals and agglomerates into fine particles.
In an antisolvent crystallization, the solvent addition rate, addition location and mixing impact local supersaturation in a vessel or pipeline. Scientists and engineers modify crystal size and count by adjusting antisolvent addition protocol and the level of supersaturation.
Crystallization kinetics are characterized in terms of two dominant processes, nucleation kinetics and growth kinetics, occurring during crystallization from solution. Nucleation kinetics describe the rate of formation of a stable nuclei. Growth kinetics define the rate at which a stable nuclei grows to a macroscopic crystal. Advanced techniques offer temperature control to modify supersaturation and crystal size and shape.
Changing the scale or mixing conditions in a crystallizer can directly impact the kinetics of the crystallization process and the final crystal size. Heat and mass transfer effects are important to consider for cooling and antisolvent systems respectively, where temperature or concentration gradients can produce inhomogeneity in the prevailing level of supersaturation.
Polymorphism chemistry is a common phenomenon with many crystalline solids in the pharmaceutical and fine chemical industries. Scientists deliberately crystallize a desired polymorph to improve isolation properties, help overcome downstream process challenges, increase bioavailability or to prevent patent conflicts. Identifying polymorphic and morphological transformations in situ and in real time eliminates unexpected process upset, out of specification product and costly reprocessing of material.
Protein crystallization is the act and method of creating structured, ordered lattices for often-complex macromolecules.
Lactose crystallization is an industrial practice to separate lactose from whey solutions via controlled crystallization.
Chemical process development and scale-up guide the development of a commercially important molecule from synthesis in the laboratory to manufacturing in a plant.
