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EPJ Web Conf.
Volume 140, 2017
Powders and Grains 2017 – 8th International Conference on Micromechanics on Granular Media
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Article Number | 07003 | |
Number of page(s) | 4 | |
Section | Particle breakage | |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.1051/epjconf/201714007003 | |
Published online | 30 June 2017 |
https://doi.org/10.1051/epjconf/201714007003
Towards quality by design in pharmaceutical manufacturing: modelling and control of air jet mills
1 BioTeC+ & OPTEC, Department of Chemical Engineering, KU Leuven, Ghent, Belgium
2 Crystallization Technology Unit, Janssen Pharmaceutica, Beerse, Belgium
* Corresponding author: jan.vanimpe@kuleuven.be
Published online: 30 June 2017
Milling is an important step in pharmaceutical manufacturing as it not only determines the final formulation of the drug product, but also influences the bioavailability and dissolution rate of the active pharmaceutical ingredient (API). In this respect, the air jet mill (AJM) is most commonly used in the pharmaceutical industry as it is a non-contaminating and non-degrading self-classifying process capable of delivering narrow particle size distributions (PSD). Keeping the principles of Quality by Design in mind, the Critical Process Parameters (CPPs) of the AJM have been identified to be the pressures at the grinding nozzles, and the feed rate which affect the PSD, surface charge and the morphology of the product (i.e. the Critical Material Attributes (CMAs)). For the purpose of this research, the PSD is considered to be the only relevant CMA. A population balance based model is proposed to simulate the dynamics milling operation by utilizing the concept of breakage functions. This model agrees qualitatively with experimental observations of the air jet mill unit present at Janssen Pharmaceutica but further steps for model validation need to be carried out.
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