Mandelic Acid Single-Crystal Growth: Experiments VS Numerical Simulations

Mandelic Acid Single-Crystal Growth: Experiments VS Numerical Simulations

Year:    2023

Author:    Q. Tan, S.A. Hosseini, A. Seidel-Morgenstern, D. Thévenin, H. Lorenz

Communications in Computational Physics, Vol. 33 (2023), Iss. 1 : pp. 77–100

Abstract

Mandelic acid is an enantiomer of interest in many areas, in particular for the pharmaceutical industry. One of the approaches to produce enantiopure mandelic acid is through crystallization from an aqueous solution. We propose in this study a numerical tool based on lattice Boltzmann simulations to model crystallization dynamics of (S)-mandelic acid. The solver is first validated against experimental data. It is then used to perform parametric studies concerning the effects of important parameters such as supersaturation and seed size on the growth rate. It is finally extended to investigate the impact of forced convection on the crystal habits. Based on there parametric studies, a modification of the reactor geometry is proposed that should reduce the observed deviations from symmetrical growth with a five-fold habit.

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Journal Article Details

Publisher Name:    Global Science Press

Language:    English

DOI:    https://doi.org/10.4208/cicp.OA-2022-0035

Communications in Computational Physics, Vol. 33 (2023), Iss. 1 : pp. 77–100

Published online:    2023-01

AMS Subject Headings:    Global Science Press

Copyright:    COPYRIGHT: © Global Science Press

Pages:    24

Keywords:    Mandelic acid phase-field model lattice Boltzmann method ventilation effect.

Author Details

Q. Tan

S.A. Hosseini

A. Seidel-Morgenstern

D. Thévenin

H. Lorenz

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    Seidel-Morgenstern, A.

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