Batch process modelling and economic evaluation of glucuronidase enzyme production

β-glucuronidases enzyme is a valued product in the pharmaceutical industry. This work features the modeling and optimization of β-glucuronidases enzyme production from recombinant E. coli using SuperPro Designer v5, a commercial batch process simulator. The study focuses on designing an economical...

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Main Authors: Kamuri, M Firdaus, Foo, Dominic Chwan Yee, Mel, Maizirwan
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Published: OMICS Group 2012
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spelling iium-258052012-11-06T02:21:02Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/25805/ Batch process modelling and economic evaluation of glucuronidase enzyme production Kamuri, M Firdaus Foo, Dominic Chwan Yee Mel, Maizirwan TP155 Chemical engineering TP248.13 Biotechnology β-glucuronidases enzyme is a valued product in the pharmaceutical industry. This work features the modeling and optimization of β-glucuronidases enzyme production from recombinant E. coli using SuperPro Designer v5, a commercial batch process simulator. The study focuses on designing an economically viable β- glucuronidases enzyme production process. In the base case process, an annual production of 956 batches (corresponding to 8,523 kg) of β- glucuronidases enzyme was made. Seven alternatives production schemes were further developed for increased production using batch debottlenecking strategy. The best alternative scheme was reported to achieve a product yield of 100% increment, with an annual production of 1912 batches of β- glucuronidases enzyme. Economic analysis determined that the proposed alternative scheme has an annual revenue of USD 44M, with a 15.24% gross margin and a 29.44% of return on investment. The payback period of this scheme was estimated to be less than four years. OMICS Group 2012 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/25805/1/J_Bioprocess_and_Biotechniques.pdf Kamuri, M Firdaus and Foo, Dominic Chwan Yee and Mel, Maizirwan (2012) Batch process modelling and economic evaluation of glucuronidase enzyme production. Bioprocessing and Biotechniques (S4). pp. 1-7. ISSN 2155-9821 http://dx.doi.org/10.4172/2155-9821.S4-001
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topic TP155 Chemical engineering
TP248.13 Biotechnology
spellingShingle TP155 Chemical engineering
TP248.13 Biotechnology
Kamuri, M Firdaus
Foo, Dominic Chwan Yee
Mel, Maizirwan
Batch process modelling and economic evaluation of glucuronidase enzyme production
description β-glucuronidases enzyme is a valued product in the pharmaceutical industry. This work features the modeling and optimization of β-glucuronidases enzyme production from recombinant E. coli using SuperPro Designer v5, a commercial batch process simulator. The study focuses on designing an economically viable β- glucuronidases enzyme production process. In the base case process, an annual production of 956 batches (corresponding to 8,523 kg) of β- glucuronidases enzyme was made. Seven alternatives production schemes were further developed for increased production using batch debottlenecking strategy. The best alternative scheme was reported to achieve a product yield of 100% increment, with an annual production of 1912 batches of β- glucuronidases enzyme. Economic analysis determined that the proposed alternative scheme has an annual revenue of USD 44M, with a 15.24% gross margin and a 29.44% of return on investment. The payback period of this scheme was estimated to be less than four years.
format Article
author Kamuri, M Firdaus
Foo, Dominic Chwan Yee
Mel, Maizirwan
author_facet Kamuri, M Firdaus
Foo, Dominic Chwan Yee
Mel, Maizirwan
author_sort Kamuri, M Firdaus
title Batch process modelling and economic evaluation of glucuronidase enzyme production
title_short Batch process modelling and economic evaluation of glucuronidase enzyme production
title_full Batch process modelling and economic evaluation of glucuronidase enzyme production
title_fullStr Batch process modelling and economic evaluation of glucuronidase enzyme production
title_full_unstemmed Batch process modelling and economic evaluation of glucuronidase enzyme production
title_sort batch process modelling and economic evaluation of glucuronidase enzyme production
publisher OMICS Group
publishDate 2012
url http://irep.iium.edu.my/25805/
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http://irep.iium.edu.my/25805/1/J_Bioprocess_and_Biotechniques.pdf
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