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Lyophilization TechnologyThe theory and practice of freeze-drying
of pharmaceuticals
M. Kamat and M. Yelvigi
The Center for Professional Advancement
January 30-31, 2013
New Jersey, USA
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History
• Freeze-dried plasma/serum in WWII– Even today: At-least 10 donors, 2 years RT, 200 mL water for constitution
• Bacteria/vaccines• Food industry: coffee, fruits• Military Rations/Astronaut Food/Hikers' food
• Museum articles• Restoration of old artifacts (sunken ships, water-damaged libraries)
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Lyophilized Pharmaceuticals
• More than 140 lyophilized injectables– Ampoules, syringes, vials, and large bottles
• > 30 biologicals, vaccines
• Freeze-dried skin grafts and tissues
• Quick-dissolve oral tablets (Claritin Reditabs)
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Definition• Lyophilization is a coupled heat-mass-transfer
process where the frozen solvent, usually water, is removed initially by sublimation under the conditions of reduced pressure and sub-zero temperatures, and then by desorption under the conditions of reduced pressure and above zero temperatures to yield a dry product.
• Whereas, freeze-drying may be defined as vacuum drying below 0 ºC (coffee, cereals, space food, animals etc.)
• Keywords:Required UndesirableFrozen InstabilitySublimation Collapse/meltbackDesorption Vial breakageDry Product High moisture
Reconstitution Problems
5We will use freeze drying and lyophilization as synonymous for this course
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Why Lyophilization of Pharmaceuticals
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Advantages:1. Stability: Aqueous Stability
• To make sure that no more than 10% degradation in 2-4 years
• Thermal Stability : High temperature conventional drying may not be suitable
2. Improved Product Characteristics: • Improved kinetic solubility (because of
porosity and very large surface area)• Usually freeze-dried product is amorphous• Variable recon. volume to get conc. (SubC
conc.?)3. Other Advantages:
• Shipping advantage (low weight)• Less interaction with primary package of
highly alkaline solutions• Less problems with glass delamination
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Why Lyophilization of Pharmaceuticals
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Advantages: cont.
4. Accuracy of dosage• Ease of filling complex formulation as a solution
• Doses as low as 0.1 mL (vaccines, GF etc.)5. Well controlled headspace
• Nitrogen, Argon (oxygen and some time Freon too)
• Vacuum6.Ease of Operation:
• Liquid filling operation: Automatic, accurate, well controlled (well established)
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Stability of Solution and Lyophilized Forms
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* From Package Insert Information
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1. API/Excipients substance need to be Sterile• Handling: aseptic powder, bins, etc.
2. Fill Accuracy• <100mg powder filling (auger, piston) is
difficult
3. Particulate issues
4. Dusting problem
5. Environmental Factors:• Humidity, Oxygen, Electrostatic Charge
6. Powder Characteristics (difficult):• Flowability and segregation• Particle Size, PSD, blend uniformity,
Bulk density, cohesiveness)
If thermal stability is not an issue why not powder fill?
Most of the large dose antibiotics (penicillins, cephalosporins) are powder filled in billions of quantities
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Disadvantage of lyophilization
• Additional unit process• One more thing that can go wrong and that too irreversibly !!)
• Costly and complex equipment needing greater maintenance
• Transfer and scale-up issues compared to solution products
• Long cycles (up to even 7 days): Cleaning, sterilization, leak-testing may add another 24 hours
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Physical Chemistry of Lyophilization:
• Points to Consider
• Behavior of solutions during freezing• Sublimation Process• Heat Transfer Phenomenon• Mass Transfer Phenomenon• Coupling of Heat and Mass Transfer• Requirements of Process
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Phase diagram of water
• Sublimation occurs between the solid and the vapor phase regions.
• Since only two phases are present (solid line), solid ice and the vapor ice are in equilibrium.
• The diagram also says that once Temp of ice is fixed, the vapor pressure over ice is automatically fixed, and vice-a-versa. 12
Triple point
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~ 100 mTorr
~ 100 mTorr
Ref. point 1 mBar = 1000 µbar = 750 mTorr or 750 microns 0.33 mBar = 200 microns1 atmosphere = 760 mm = 760,000 mTorrM. Kamat Jan, 2013
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Energetic of Phase Change
In Regular Evaporation Drying :
VaporizationLiquid Water Water Vapor (Hvap)
In Sublimation Drying (Lyophilization)
Sublimation (no liquid)Ice Water Vapor (Hsub)
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Energetic of Phase Change
Sublimation Drying (Lyophilization)
Sublimation (no liquid)Ice Vapor state (Hsub)
Sublimation involves solid, liquid, and gas transitions and need energy H2Oice (-40 C) H2Ovapor (25 C), Hsub
1. H2Oice (-40 C) H2Oice (0 C), H1
2. H2Oice (0 C) H2Oliq (0 C), H2
3. H2Oliq (0 C) H2Oliq (25 C), H3
4. H2Oliq (25 C) H2Ovapor (25 C), H4
Adding all these reactions, Hsub = H1 + H2 + H3 + H4
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Heat Energy Must Be Provided for Sublimation to Continue:
• Heat Energy must be provided for sublimation to continue
• How much heat to be supplied ?– 676 calories/gm of ice to be sublimed at ºC•Latent heat of fusion (78 Calories) + Latent heat of vaporization (598 Calories)
• If excess heat (more than required for phase change) is supplied, the heat will be used to raise the temperature of the product (not just for phase change) and .....Eventually melt the ice.
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Boiling Water(Phase Change)
Temp=100 C
Temp= ~600 C
Temp= ~600 C
Probe in pot-full of water on hot plate
Probe in emptied pot on hot plate
Boiling Water in Kettle
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Heat Energy Must Be Provided for Sublimation to Continue:
• What is the heat source- From the heated shelves in the lyophilizer Chamber (some cases: ambient heat, IR, MW etc.)
• How to increase the rate of sublimation- Increase the driving force1. Increase the heat supply (shelf
temperature)2. Increase the product temperature
Limit: (maximum allowable temperature)3. For every 10 ºC rise in product temp,
the rate of drying doubles
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ImportantImportant
• The low pressure above the ice keeps the product frozen
• The heat is transferred into the Vial (Heat-Transfer)
• The water vapor is transferred out of vial(Mass-Transfer)
• The two transfer processes must be equal to keep the product frozen and sublimation process to continue
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The Water Vapor Is Transferred Out of Vial
• The vapor then flows out of chamber into the condenser section and gets deposited as ice on cold surfaces of condenser plates.
• In old times : • chemical traps (P2O5, silica desiccants)• (and in food industry) directly to the pump/ballast (and then oil change)
• The coldness of condenser does not affect the drying rate as long as it is colder than the product temperature
• Above certain temperature, though, the ice condensation power may decrease
• Very low condenser temperatures are not needed for sublimation to happen: Just collect the sublimate
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Heat Transfer Phenomena
Flow of Heat :
Heating Medium Shelf Interior Shelf Surface (thru the trays) Under the Vial Bottom Surface of Vial Bottom of Ice Through the Ice Sublimation Front
Rate of heat input = W)TT(d
184.4Q i,CS
Where, is the thermal conductivity of the container,d is the thickness of the base of the containerTs = Shelf temperatureTc,i = Temperature at the ice interface
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Mass Transfer Phenomenon
We will discussThis later
Vent
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Heat and Mass transfer processes
Energy (in) = Energy (out)(heat) (sublimation)
Heat transfer rate = Hs X mass transfer rate
Rate of heat input = Heat of sublimation X Rate of mass transfer
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Effect of Resistance to Mass Transfer
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Key Process Parameters
Tp (product temperature): Keep the product below TcriticalPc (chamber pressure): Keep sublimation process onTs (shelf surface temp): Provide energy for sublimation
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Factors Which May Affect the Cycle
Action Effect on Cycle
Increase Product temperature Short
Decrease dried product resistance Short(Freezing modifications)
Use of Trays Long
Better Contact of Glass Short
Increase Chamber Pressure Short(Up to certain limits)
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Process Parameters
Independent Parameters (all programmable
variables)Not affected by the
characteristics and the load of the
product
• Shelf Temperature (fluid)
• Time Duration (soaks)• Ramping
Dependent Parameters (non-programmable
variables)Affected by the
characteristics andthe load of the product
• Condenser Temperature• Chamber Pressure• Product Temperature• Product drying Time
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Stages of Lyophilization
• Fill the solution in the vials. Place stoppers• Freezing the product on FD Shelves• Start Cooling the condenser• Produce Vacuum in the dryer• Open the isolation Valve• Check Pressure and Heat the product• Start Primary drying• Continue with Secondary Drying• End-of-Drying • Stopper and Remove the Product• QC Testing
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Schematics of a Lyophilizer
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Lyophilizer Chamber
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Lyophilizer Units
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ChamberCondenser
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FREEZE DRYING OF COFFEE INVOLVES FOUR STEPS:
•Pre-freezing coffee concentrate (40-45%) up to -5/-10 °C followed by foaming.
•Freezing of the pre-frozen coffee liquor at -50 °C in a blast freezer.
•Sizing of the fr0zen coffee particles to a granular size of 3X3mm.
•Sublimation of the ice in a vacuum freeze dryer (VFD) under vacuum (0.5 torr) and controlled temperature.
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