A new process or change in part of a process has undergone successful scale up if. Optimization and scale up of industrial fermentation processes. In a physiological sense, fermentation refers to a process that produces energy by breaking down of energyrich compounds under anaerobic conditions. Jan 03, 2008 introduction to scale down and scale up in fermentation technology two of the most common phrases one often met in fermentation technology research is scaling up and scaling down studies. Scale up studies are executed at the laboratory or. Why scale h v yy a well defined process a perfect product in laboratory and pilot plant but may fail in qa tests because process are scale dependent processes behave differently on a small scale and a large scale scale up is necessary to determine the effect of scale on product quality 4152016 md. We possess both the stateoftheart facilities and the most experienced technicians. Scale up, a type classroom layout and learning environment. The scaleup of microbial batch and fedbatch fermentation. However, as fermentation facilities usually are not strictly designed according to scaleup criteria and the process conditions in the culture vessels thus may differ significantly and since any strategy and model can only insufficiently consider and reflect the highly complex interdependence and mutual interaction of fermentation parameters. However, as fermentation facilities usually are not strictly designed according to scaleup criteria and the process conditions in the culture vessels thus may differ significantly and since any.
Optimization is expected to increase the yield of the final product but the process must be compliant with good manufacturing practices,the. Challenges in fermentation scale up process for production. Scale up means increasing the scale of a fermentation, for example from the laboratory scale to the pilot plant scale or from the pilot plant scale to the production scale. Culture medium optimization and scaleup for microbial fermentations. High content of waterinsoluble solids wis is required for simultaneous saccharification and cofermentation sscf operations to reach the high ethanol concentrations that meet the technoeconomic requirements of industrialscale production. Production processes for monoclonal antibodies intechopen.
Scaleup would be very simple if all parameters affecting bacteria remained the same. However, the phrase scaling up is more commonly understood and practiced during the designing of industrial scale fermentors. Scaleup of escherichia coli fermentation from small. A beginners guide to bioprocess modes batch, fed batch. Scale up approach for fermentation process of production of bacillus thuringiensis var kenyae based biopesticide r g muley, s sarkar, b l bhan, arunkumar,m narayanan and s r aik rescarch and development, hinuustan antibi otics limited, pi mpri. Large scale fermentation manufacturing services for the. The scaleup of microbial batch and fedbatch fermentation processes. However, limitation of using t mix as scale up criteria is that it increases markedly with the. For each individual product, process and facility, suitable strategies have to be elaborated by a comprehensive. Fermentation basics fermentation is the term used by microbiologists to describe any process for the production of a product by means of the mass culture of a microorganism. In scale up of bioreactors mixing time is often used as criteria. Growth of anaerobic processes historically scale up of aerobic processes fuel to food processes ici, ltd. Scaling up industrial microbial processes for commercial production is a.
The fundamental challenges of such processes are related to the high viscosity and inhibitor contents of the medium. Scale up projects often require implementation of new equipment or modification of existing equipment. Scaleup approach for fermentation process of production. Variables to be considered when changing fermentation scale implementing a scaling activity summary references and. Optimzing scaleup fermentation processes request pdf. Due to the larger size and scale of industrial fermentation setups it is vital to succeed beforehand studies of possible complications, due to increase in scale, and to sort out ways to tackle them. Production of bacillus thuringiensis var kenyae based. Increase in scale means an increase in volume and the problems of process scaleup are due to the different ways in which process parameters are affected by the size of the. The purpose of a seed train is to propagate cells to a desired mass for inoculation into the production bioreactor. Variables to be considered when changing fermentation scale implementing a scaling activity summary references and f. The recovery of the product is also a difficult job and needs lots of efforts to arrive at the right process conditions. Scale up and scale down of fermentation processes practical. Scaleup definition act of using results obtained from laboratory studies for designing a prototype and a pilot plant process.
Scale up of fermentation process pdf publication a novel approach for scalingup a fermentation system. Reference number6 various differing types of models exist, each suited to different situations in scaleup fundamental modelsany model based on a theoretical understanding of the process mechanismsused to describe the system from first principles of thermodynamics, phase equilibrium, and kineticsresidence time distribution models are used to treat continuous, steady state. Process scaleup should be considered early on while the biological expression system is still. Lonzas large scale fermentation manufacturing service final fermentation and down stream process development starting with any initial lab process package by our customer technology transfer into lonzas assets based on any development stage customer lab process customer pilot trials large scale experience. Even though there is a trend to standardize as much as possible of the fermentation processes, it has been shown that even subtle changes would powerfully increase the. Keeping the working volume constant furthermore simplifies culture scale up based on constantpowertovolume strategy 1. This chapter describes relevant aspects of industrialscale fermentation, an expanding area. Fermentation performance at commercial scale equivalent to demonstration scale low variability in fermentation performance indicates process robustness and predictability top 5 commercial scale fermentations indicate continuous improvement opportunity consistent scale up to commercial,000l demonstration scale commercial scale 50x scale up. An example, of a fermentation process is represented in the block flow diagram shown below. However, as fermentation facilities usually are not strictly designed according to scaleup criteria and the process conditions in the culture vessels. Production of organic acids, titratable acidity and phdevelopment during fermentation of cereal flours peter sahlin and baboo m. Comparing the scaleup of anaerobic and aerobic processes. Optimization and scale up of industrial fermentation. Scale up studies scale up studies are studies carried out at the laboratory or even pilot plant scale fermenters to yield data that could be used to extrapolate and build the large scale.
Jan 21, 2016 scaling up of highcelldensity fermentation hcdf of pichia pastoris from the lab or pilot scale to the demonstration scale possesses great significance because the latter is the final. This process is the important step for transferring benchtop fermentations to mass production. The traditional seed train includes thawing a vial and inoculating into shaker flasks for a certain number of stages. This scale up procedure has been applied 11 to the data of rogovin et al. There is a special emphasis on the fermentation step, which is. Scaleup of microbial fermentation process, p 669675. Types and stages of fermentation process explained. Existing fermentation scaleup methods cannot meet adequately the technical and economic demands of the modern biotechnology industry.
This scaleup procedure has been applied 11 to the data of rogovin et al. Manual of industrial microbiology and biotechnology, 3 rd edition. The optimization of the fermentation process is included in the strategic analysis of the viability of a project. This article throws light upon the three types of fermentation process. Fermentation is the process involving the biochemical activity of organisms, during their growth, develaopment, reproduction, even senescence and death. Scaleup chemical engineering in chemical engineering, the migration of a process from the labscale to the pilot plantscale or commercial scale. Submerged fermentation the microorganisms and the substrate are present in the submerged state in the liquid medium. In baltz r, demain a, davies j, bull a, junker b, katz l, lynd l, masurekar p, reeves c, zhao h ed, manual of industrial microbiology and biotechnology, third edition. By setting these factors, it will be made to scalingup of solid state fermentation process using tray reactor. Scale up of fermentation process pdf publication a novel approach for scaling up a fermentation system. Challenges in fermentation scale up process for production of. Effect of fermentation on the growth of escherichia coli strain. Scalingup of highcelldensity fermentation hcdf of pichia pastoris from the lab or pilot scale to the demonstration scale possesses great significance because the latter is the final. This is the basis of food fermentation, which is commonly used in the food industry in order to produce diverse food products and also as a food preservation.
It is important to understand that the process of scalingup a fermentation system is frequently governed by a number of important engineering. Abstract the scaleup of fermentation processes is critical to the. Culture medium optimization and scaleup for microbial. Scaleup, a type classroom layout and learning environment. Approached properly, scaleup can be executed successfully. Jul 03, 2017 scale up studies scale up studies are studies carried out at the laboratory or even pilot plant scale fermenters to yield data that could be used to extrapolate and build the large scale industrial fermenters. Scaleup of escherichia coli fermentation from small scale to.
A commercial size unit or plant has undergone successful startup and operation the new unit or plant produces product within expectations of quality, rate and. Scaleup of microbial fermentation process semantic scholar. Depending on the circumstance, the term fermentation can have three meanings. Scaleup means increasing the scale of a fermentation, for example from the laboratory scale to the pilot plant scale or from the pilot plant scale to the production scale. Fermentation performance at commercialscale equivalent to demonstrationscale low variability in fermentation performance indicates process robustness and predictability top 5 commercialscale fermentations indicate continuous improvement opportunity consistent scale up to commercial,000l demonstration scale commercial scale 50x scaleup. Keeping the working volume constant furthermore simplifies culture scaleup based on constantpowertovolume strategy 1. The scaleup of such a process is usually the final step in any research and development programme leading to the largescale industrial manufacture of such products by fermentation einsele, 1978. However, as fermentation facilities usually are not strictly designed according to scaleup criteria and the process conditions in the culture vessels thus may differ significantly and since any strategy and model can only insufficiently consider and reflect the highly complex interdependence and mutual interaction of fermentation parameters, successful scale up in most cases is not the result of a conclusive and straightlined experimental strategy, but rather will be the outcome of a. Omissions, oversights and errors can be costly, even fatal to the program. The different blocks depicted are described in detail in the following slides. It is important to understand that the process of scaling up a fermentation system is frequently governed by a number of important engineering. Large solvent the heat and mass transfer are more efficient amenable for modeling the process process scaleup is easy. Approached properly, scale up can be executed successfully. A unique requirement for commercial biopharmaceutical process scale up is process validation.
Scaleup approach for fermentation process of production of. Optimizing scaleup fermentation processes sciencedirect. However, as fermentation facilities usually are not strictly designed according to scale up criteria and the process conditions in the culture vessels thus may differ significantly and since any strategy and model can only insufficiently consider and reflect the highly complex interdependence and mutual interaction of fermentation parameters. To increase product yields and to ensure consistent product quality, key issues of industrial fermentations, process optimization and scale up are aimed at maintaining optimum and homogenous reaction conditions minimizing microbial stress exposure and enhancing metabolic accuracy. Rules followed while doing scaleup there are a few rules that are followed when doing scale up studies such as. Scaling up industrial microbial processes for commercial production is a highstakes endeavor, requiring time and investment often exceeding that for laboratory microbe and process development. Presented at the annual meeting of the american institute of chemical engineers, salt lake city, utah, november 8, 2007. Pdf fermentation technology download full pdf book. Request pdf optimzing scaleup fermentation processes there are many aims associated with the optimization of fermentation processes. With the tremendous diversity of organisms and products in industrial fermentation, a precise and onesizefitsall strategy for scale up is not. A classification, based on the product formation in relation to energy metabolism is briefly discussed below fig. Also, but beyond the scope of this article, is the need for a much more unified approach to fermentation process design of which the fermentor is but one.
The third type of process for producing monoclonal antibodies is by far the most utilized at industrial scale, which is fedbatch process. Optimizing scaleup fermentation processes michel thiry and doriano cingolani there are many aims associated with the optimization of fermentation processes. Aerobic fermentative bioprocessing using filamentous microorganisms cover a wide range of industrially important bioproduct formation systems. Scaleup of microbial fermentation using recombinant e. This chapter covers a broad scope of issues related to microbial fermentation process scaleup and describes specific steps to plan and execute a scaleup project. The fermentation process is developed taking into account the feedback from the dsp development, the final scale of production and the good manufacturing practice requirements.
Shortcomings of available methods and potential routes. However, as fermentation facilities usually are not strictly designed according to scale up criteria and the process conditions in the culture vessels thus may differ significantly and since any. We try to build industrial size fermenters capable or close of producing the fermentation products as efficient as produced in small. Scale up of polygalacturonase production by solid state. The scale up of such a process is usually the final step in any research and development programme leading to the large scale industrial manufacture of such products by fermentation einsele, 1978. Existing fermentation scale up methods cannot meet adequately the technical and economic demands of the modern biotechnology industry. Scaleup of escherichia coli fermentation from small scale. Mixing time t mix, defined as the period of time required for the homogeneous distribution of a small volume of pulsating material in the bulk of the liquid, was used for scale up to adjust proper mixing conditions in large vessels. Shortcomings of available methods and potential routes to better ones are discussed in this article.
Scale up chemical engineering in chemical engineering, the migration of a process from the lab scale to the pilot plant scale or commercial scale. End users should take note of options for measuring process liquid volume via load cells. The relative sizes of the scaling groups for this plant are shown in table r7. The scale up process is very challenging as the conditions followed during shake flask or lab fermentation may not suit for high volume cultivation.
Methodologies for scaledown of microbial bioprocesses. Optimizing scale up fermentation processes michel thiry and doriano cingolani there are many aims associated with the optimization of fermentation processes. Any industrial fermentation operation can be broken down into t hree main stages, viz, upstream processing, the fermentation process and downstream processing. Scaleup approach for fermentation process of production of bacillus thuringiensis var kenyae based biopesticide r g muley, s sarkar, b l bhan, arunkumar,m narayanan and s r aik rescarch and development, hinuustan antibi otics limited, pi mpri. Increase in scale means an increase in volume and the problems of process scale up are due to the different ways in which process parameters are affected by the size of the. Scale up would be very simple if all parameters affecting bacteria remained the same. Upstream processing includes formulation of the fermentation medium, sterilisation of air, fermentation medium and the fermenter, inoculum preparation and inoculation of the medium.