Continuous Bioprocessing: Origins and Applications

 Continuous Bioprocessing: Origins and Applications

by Marc Bisschops, Director, Integrated Process Solutions, Pall Biotech

Virtually all mature manufacturing industries have adopted elements of continuous manufacturing. This is the case for the automotive industry, food and beverage, oil refining, pulp and paper, chemicals, steel industries, etc. So, what is continuous bioprocessing? Let’s take a look at the history and origin.

A manufacturing unit operation is considered continuous if it is capable of processing a continuous flow input for a prolonged period of time. The output can be continuous or discretized in small packets produced in a cyclic manner.

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