Scaling-up vaccine production: implementation aspects of a biomass growth observer and controller

Bioprocess and Biosystems Engineering - Tập 32 - Trang 289-299 - 2008
Zita I. T. A. Soons1,2, Jan van den IJssel2, Leo A. van der Pol2, Gerrit van Straten1, Anton J. B. van Boxtel1
1Systems and Control Group, Wageningen University, 6700 AA Wageningen, The Netherlands
2Unit Research and Development, Netherlands Vaccine Institute, 3720 AL Bilthoven, The Netherlands

Tóm tắt

This study considers two aspects of the implementation of a biomass growth observer and specific growth rate controller in scale-up from small- to pilot-scale bioreactors towards a feasible bulk production process for whole-cell vaccine against whooping cough. The first is the calculation of the oxygen uptake rate, the starting point for online monitoring and control of biomass growth, taking into account the dynamics in the gas-phase. Mixing effects and delays are caused by amongst others the headspace and tubing to the analyzer. These gas phase dynamics are modelled using knowledge of the system in order to reconstruct oxygen consumption. The second aspect is to evaluate performance of the monitoring and control system with the required modifications of the oxygen consumption calculation on pilot-scale. In pilot-scale fed-batch cultivation good monitoring and control performance is obtained enabling a doubled concentration of bulk vaccine compared to standard batch production.

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