Application of twin screw extrusion to the manufacture of cocrystals: scale-up of AMG 517–sorbic acid cocrystal production
Dominick Daurio,Karthik Nagapudi,Lan Li,Peter Quan,Fernando-Alvarez Nunez
Faraday Discussions Pub Date : 06/16/2014 00:00:00 , DOI:10.1039/C3FD00153A
Abstract

The application of twin screw extrusion (TSE) in the scale-up of cocrystal production was investigated by using AMG 517–sorbic acid as a model system. Extrusion parameters that influenced conversion to the cocrystal such as temperature, feed rate and screw speed were investigated. Extent of conversion to the cocrystal was found to have a strong dependence on temperature and a moderate dependence on feed rate and screw speed. Cocrystals made by the TSE process were found to have superior mechanical properties than solution grown cocrystals. Additionally, moving to a TSE process eliminated the need for solvent.