ASTM Continuous Processing Guide

[membership level=”0,4″][The content continues for paid members only.] Login or Subscribe [/membership][membership level=”1,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12″][membership] ASTM has made available a guide on the application of continuous processing in the pharmaceutical industry. It explains that although some continuous processing is used in the pharmaceutical industry, generally in individual unit operations, such operations “do not deliver the potential benefits of an integrated continuous manufacturing operation.” The guide introduces key concepts and principles to assist in the appropriate selection, development and operation of continuous processing technologies for the manufacture of pharmaceutical products, with particular consideration to the development and application of the “appropriate scientific understanding and engineering principles that differentiate continuous manufacture from traditional batch manufacturing.” Included is an appendix that compares the characteristics of continuous and discrete or batch processes.
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