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Sublimation is the direct transformation of a solid to a gaseous state. For instance, at standard pressure and room temperature, solid carbon dioxide sublimes to gaseous carbon dioxide. The phase diagram depicts the conditions required for sublimation. This process occurs at the solid-gas phase boundary and is not observed above the triple point of the substance. The reverse of sublimation is called deposition, where a gaseous substance condenses directly into a solid. Sublimation and...

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¹Institute for Separation and Process Technology, Clausthal University of Technology, Clausthal-Zellerfeld 38678, Germany.

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This study introduces a new sorption-sublimation model for freeze-drying (lyophilization) that accurately predicts product temperature and residual moisture. The validated model significantly improves upon previous methods, reducing deviations to 3.9% and aiding process optimization.

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Area of Science:

Pharmaceutical Sciences
Chemical Engineering
Process Modeling

Background:

Freeze-drying (lyophilization) is critical for product stability, but its complex heat and mass transfer dynamics pose optimization challenges.
Traditional experimental methods for freeze-drying are resource-intensive and time-consuming.
Accurate modeling is essential for understanding and optimizing lyophilization processes.

Purpose of the Study:

To develop and validate a novel sorption-sublimation model for vial freeze-drying.
To accurately predict product temperature and residual moisture during lyophilization.
To improve upon existing modeling approaches for enhanced process efficiency and product quality.

Main Methods:

A new sorption-sublimation model was developed using two new coordinates to map the moving boundary to a fixed domain.
The model incorporates accurate descriptions of heat and mass transfer during dynamic drying stages.
Simulation results were validated against experimental data and compared with the pseudostationary approach.

Main Results:

The developed model demonstrated good agreement with experimental data, achieving deviations as low as 3.9%.
This represents a significant improvement over the pseudostationary approach, which showed up to 42.2% deviation for edge vials.
Residual moisture prediction showed similar error margins (7%) between experiment and simulation, with an 8% deviation from experimental values.

Conclusions:

The validated model provides accurate and precise predictions for vial freeze-drying processes.
It offers valuable insights for optimizing process parameters, enhancing product quality, and reducing development costs.
The model serves as a robust tool for predicting lyophilization behavior in research and industrial settings.