Binary Solvent Swap Processing in a Bubble Column in Batch and Continuous Modes

A lab-scale bubble column was investigated as an alternative means to achieve a low-temperature binary solvent swap of solutions containing pharmaceutical materials at atmospheric pressure, for batch and continuous configurations. The rate of solvent evaporation was predicted by first-principles vap...

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Published inOrganic process research & development Vol. 26; no. 4; pp. 1191 - 1201
Main Authors Roche, Phillip, Jones, Roderick C, Glennon, Brian, Donnellan, Philip
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States American Chemical Society 15.04.2022
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ISSN1083-6160
1520-586X
DOI10.1021/acs.oprd.1c00455

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Summary:A lab-scale bubble column was investigated as an alternative means to achieve a low-temperature binary solvent swap of solutions containing pharmaceutical materials at atmospheric pressure, for batch and continuous configurations. The rate of solvent evaporation was predicted by first-principles vapor–liquid equilibrium (VLE) thermodynamic modeling and compared to experimentally achieved results. For batch configurations, evaporation rates of up to 5 g/min were achieved at gas flow rates up to 2.5 L/min (0.21 m/s superficial velocity) and temperatures up to 50 °C. This achieved 99 mol % purity of the desired solvent within three “put and take” evaporations from a 50:50 starting mixture. The evaporation rate profiles for the duration of the experiments were calculated, and the changing concentration profile was predicted within satisfactory error margins of <5%. Continuous process modeling explored a multistage equilibrium configuration and could predict the approach to attaining steady-state operation for various operating conditions. All rates of evaporation and resulting changes in solution concentration were measured, and direct comparison of model predictions fell within instrumentation error margins, as previously. This underlined the capability of the model to provide accurate representations of predicted evaporation rates and binary solution concentration changes during operation.
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ISSN:1083-6160
1520-586X
DOI:10.1021/acs.oprd.1c00455