2009

Isolation of the pancreatic islets is the important step in preparing islets for the transplantation in type 1 diabetes patients. Quadrupole magnetic flow sorting (QMS), effective in the separation of suspensions of single cells, is being modified for isolation of pancreatic islets. The separating...

Session highlights and fundamentals of smart manufacturing plants will be presented.

Glass-lined reactors are typically used in the pharmaceutical and specialty chemicals industries because of their material compatibility with most reactants and their cleanability. These reactors are typically equipped with a retreat-blade impeller placed close to the bottom of the tank a single...

Recently, Girl Scouts of the U.S.A. has launched a science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) initiative to engage girls in hands-on activities that make STEM fun and accessible and to promote gender equity in these fields by providing information and experiences highlighting the positive...

Liquid Transportation Fuels from Coal and Biomass Technological Status, Costs, and Environmental Impacts Abstract The U.S. transportation sector consumes about 14 million barrels of oil per day, 9 million of which are used in light-duty vehicles. Total U.S. oil consumption is 20 million barrels per...

We are reporting the results of an alternative ferrite cycle in which the ferrite (CoFe2O4) is deposited on a porous Al2O3 support via atomic layer deposition (ALD). Rather than a traditional cycle, in which the ferrite is deposited on an inert support or is unsupported, the ferrite reacts with...

Introduction Environmental concerns and dwindling world petroleum reserves have generated great interest in producing transportation fuels from bio-renewable resources. In this work, we investigate catalytic deoxygenation of free fatty acids (FFAs) [1] to produce linear hydrocarbons for second-...

The successful scale up and commercialization of pharmaceutical APIs and products is a challenging task that requires collaboration of professionals from many disciplines. Process simulators and other computer aids can facilitate this task by assisting scientists and engineers to answer the...

The same QbD Principles applied to the design of manufacturing processes are applicable to the design of analytical methodology. QbD elements such as understanding the science behind the methods, and improving method reliability by identifying and controlling sources of variability are key. This...