Archived: LIVE TRAINING EVENT | Designing Reliable ION-EXCHANGE Chromatographic Processes with a Proven Predictive Approach
Date: 03 November - 04 November 2020
Location: Basel, Switzerland
Tutors: Dr Hector Osuna, Dr Lucrèce Nicoud
This course will present an overview of the state of the art in ion-exchange process chromatography: development, scale-up and optimization of preparative chromatographic processes. The attendees will learn how to develop ion-exchange preparative chromatographic processes. They will gain knowledge on the scale-up and optimization of ion-exchange processes.
The course will cover the fundamentals of process chromatography and the tutors will present a rational and proven methodology for the design of efficient and robust chromatographic processes. They will show how this approach serves both the design of new processes and the resolution of issues encountered in the daily life of chromatographers concerned by process development and scale-up. The methodology rests upon the rigorous description of the physical phenomena at stake, which includes thermodynamics, kinetics of mass transfer and hydrodynamics of the separation. Predictive models are derived from the understanding of these phenomena and are then used to assess the impact of operating parameters on the process performances. A focus will be done on ion-exchange chromatography and main features of the thermodynamic model.
Major applications of ion-exchange chromatography will also be presented, spanning across the ton-scale amino-acids or organic acids production, sugar softening, metals separation or the purification of proteins with stringent purity constraints. Various case studies inspired from real industrial examples or taken from the most recent literature will illustrate that the general approach presented during these two day applies as a roadmap, irrespective of the application, and ultimately leads to the development of reliable and robust processes.
Course Outline
COURSE OUTLINE
Day 1
Basics
Introduction
Generalities and definition
A bit of history
Introduction to modeling
Operating modes
Single-column
Multi-column applications
Concepts
Fluid partitioning
Phases
Volumes
Porosities
Inert tracers
Equilibria (Thermodynamics)
Equilibria in solution
Liquid-solid Equilibria
Hydrodynamics
Band broadening
The MC/PD models
Mass transfer (kinetics)
Basic considerations
Some notions about diffusion
The Fick’s law at a glance
The LDF approximation
Van Deemter equation, comparison of equilibrium and LDF models
The autopsy of a model
List of model parameters
Impact of the parameters on the chromatograms
Orders of magnitude and rigorous estimation
Day 2
III. Design
Generalities on scale-up and economics
Objectives
Constraints
Cost function
Single-column Chromatography
Case study
Counter-current multicolumn processes
Fundamentals of countercurrent
chromatography
Basic design and shortcut
Approach
Case studies
Daily Life
Issues identification
Troubleshooting
Take home message and conclusions
Summary
Q&A discussion
Who the course is aimed at?
The course is designed for (Bio)Process Engineers, Scientists and Managers concerned by the downstream in the fields of fine chemicals, metals, pharma, biopharma, industrial biotechnology and bioprocessing.
What's Included
The course fee includes:
- comprehensive course manual
- coffee/tea refreshments breaks throughout each day
- buffet lunch each day
- course dinner on the first evening
- course certificate
Upcoming Webinar
ION-EXCHANGE CHROMATOGRAPHY: UNDERSTANDING & MODELING FOR EFFICIENT PROCESS DESIGN
Date: 20 May 2020
Time: 15:00 (GMT), 16.00 (CET), 10.00 (ET), 7.00 (PT)
Tutors: Dr Hector Osuna