Perspective scaling up by thinking small: A perspective on the use of scale-down technique in process design

Journal of Chemical Technology and Biotechnology

Volumn 81, Issue 12, 2006, Pages 1849-1851

  Willoughby, Nik A ^a  

^a HERIOT WATT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DRUG;

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; BIOCHEMISTRY; CENTRIFUGATION; CHROMATOGRAPHY; COMMERCIAL PHENOMENA; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; COMPUTER PROGRAM; COST CONTROL; DRUG RESEARCH; EXPERIMENTATION; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; FLOW KINETICS; GOOD MANUFACTURING PRACTICE; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; METHODOLOGY; PATENT; PROCESS DESIGN; PROCESS DEVELOPMENT; PROCESS MODEL; SCALE UP; SHEAR STRESS; TIME; VALIDATION PROCESS;

EID: 33846460495     PISSN: 02682575     EISSN: 10974660     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jctb.1617     Document Type: Article

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