Determination of Residence Time Distribution in a Continuous Powder Mixing Process With Supervised and Unsupervised Modeling of In-line Near Infrared (NIR) Spectroscopic Data

Troels Pedersen, Anssi Pekka Karttunen, Ossi Korhonen, Jian Xiong Wu, Kaisa Naelapää, Erik Skibsted, Jukka Rantanen*

*Corresponding author af dette arbejde

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Abstract

Successful implementation of continuous manufacturing processes requires robust methods to assess and control product quality in a real-time mode. In this study, the residence time distribution of a continuous powder mixing process was investigated via pulse tracer experiments using near infrared spectroscopy for tracer detection in an in-line mode. The residence time distribution was modeled by applying the continuous stirred tank reactor in series model for achieving the tracer (paracetamol) concentration profiles. Partial least squares discriminant analysis and principal component analysis of the near infrared spectroscopy data were applied to investigate both supervised and unsupervised chemometric modeling approaches. Additionally, the mean residence time for three powder systems was measured with different process settings. It was found that a significant change in the mean residence time occurred when comparing powder systems with different flowability and mixing process settings. This study also confirmed that the partial least squares discriminant analysis applied as a supervised chemometric model enabled an efficient and fast estimate of the mean residence time based on pulse tracer experiments.

OriginalsprogEngelsk
TidsskriftJournal of Pharmaceutical Sciences
Vol/bind110
Udgave nummer3
Sider (fra-til)1259-1269
Antal sider11
ISSN0022-3549
DOI
StatusUdgivet - 2021

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Funding Information:
The authors acknowledge Novo Nordisk A/S, Denmark and Innovation Fund Denmark (grant 4019-00025B) for the funding of this study, as well as funding from NordForsk, Norway for the Nordic University Hub project for mobility during this work #85352 (Nordic POP, Patient Oriented Products).

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