Precipitation with perfect control of physical properties
Do you produce powders for which crystal size and purity are essential factors? The pharmaceutical industry, for example, implements supercritical fluids on a large scale in order to control such physical properties. VITO investigates how you can implement supercritical fluids effectively.
Controlling the essential properties of your product
Supercritical fluids are extremely well suited to control the physical properties of powders for the pharmaceutical industry or bio-industry. As solvents they are able to quickly and effectively precipitate substances such as a powder. Simultaneously, they are able to control the morphology of the powder. This allows you to determine the critical properties, such as particle distribution or porosity.
Supercritical fluids can also easily reduce the viscosity of a solution. This allows the solutions to be sprayed finer or at lower temperatures.
Ensuring optimum implementation
The way in which you implement supercritical CO2 depends on the morphology requirements you set for your powders. VITO experts analyse those requirements and look for the most suitable way to integrate supercritical fluids into your processes. When doing so, they always bear the financial aspect in mind. They will also support you in compiling an investment calculation, during implementation and during commissioning.
