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Case Study: Debottlenecking of an esterification process

Development of a mechanistic model accounting for phase equilibria (G/L/S)

  • by Ypso-Facto
  • January 11, 2022
Challenge Established process (> 40 years) for the production of an ester Debottlenecking Improving economics (OpEx) while minimizing investment Methods Identification of the reaction pathway thanks to well targeted experiments Development of a mechanistic model accounting for phase...

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Case Study: Improving an industrial fermentation

  • by Ypso-Facto
  • November 09, 2021
Challenge Scale-up of a industrial fermentation process Need to improve productivity and process stability Methods Establishment of mass balances, calculations of yields and Oxygen Uptake Rates Identification of key process parameters On site support during production...

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Case Study: Removal of an odorous molecule in a cosmetic product

Process simulations using mechanistic modeling

  • by Ypso-Facto
  • September 08, 2021
Challenge Cosmetic active ingredient manufacturing process More stringent specifications in terms of the residual concentration of an odorous co-product Methods  Identification of relevant technologies for the removal of the odorous co-product Support of the customer for the...

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Case Study: Design and start-up of a continuous purification process

  • by Ypso-Facto
  • July 08, 2021
 Challenge  Existing pilot batch process for the purification of omega-3 fatty acids from natural oil (11 unit operations) Shift to an industrial continuous production Methods Analysis of the existing batch system and elaboration of mass balances Definition of...

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