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Enum: ProcessScaleEnum

Scale of bioprocessing operations from lab bench to commercial production

URI: valuesets:ProcessScaleEnum

Permissible Values

Value Meaning Description
BENCH_SCALE None Laboratory bench scale (typically < 10 L)
PILOT_SCALE None Pilot plant scale (10-1000 L)
DEMONSTRATION_SCALE None Demonstration scale (1000-10000 L)
PRODUCTION_SCALE None Commercial production scale (>10000 L)
MICROFLUIDIC_SCALE None Microfluidic scale (<1 mL)

Slots

Name Description
process_scale Scale of bioprocessing operations from lab bench to commercial production

Identifier and Mapping Information

Schema Source

  • from schema: https://w3id.org/linkml/valuesets

LinkML Source

name: ProcessScaleEnum
description: Scale of bioprocessing operations from lab bench to commercial production
from_schema: https://w3id.org/linkml/valuesets
rank: 1000
permissible_values:
  BENCH_SCALE:
    text: BENCH_SCALE
    description: Laboratory bench scale (typically < 10 L)
    annotations:
      volume_range:
        tag: volume_range
        value: 0.1-10 L
      typical_volume:
        tag: typical_volume
        value: 1-5 L
      purpose:
        tag: purpose
        value: Initial development and screening
  PILOT_SCALE:
    text: PILOT_SCALE
    description: Pilot plant scale (10-1000 L)
    annotations:
      volume_range:
        tag: volume_range
        value: 10-1000 L
      typical_volume:
        tag: typical_volume
        value: 50-500 L
      purpose:
        tag: purpose
        value: Process development and optimization
  DEMONSTRATION_SCALE:
    text: DEMONSTRATION_SCALE
    description: Demonstration scale (1000-10000 L)
    annotations:
      volume_range:
        tag: volume_range
        value: 1000-10000 L
      typical_volume:
        tag: typical_volume
        value: 2000-5000 L
      purpose:
        tag: purpose
        value: Technology demonstration and validation
  PRODUCTION_SCALE:
    text: PRODUCTION_SCALE
    description: Commercial production scale (>10000 L)
    annotations:
      volume_range:
        tag: volume_range
        value: '>10000 L'
      typical_volume:
        tag: typical_volume
        value: 20000-200000 L
      purpose:
        tag: purpose
        value: Commercial manufacturing
    related_mappings:
    - NCIT:C112927
  MICROFLUIDIC_SCALE:
    text: MICROFLUIDIC_SCALE
    description: Microfluidic scale (<1 mL)
    annotations:
      volume_range:
        tag: volume_range
        value: <1 mL
      typical_volume:
        tag: typical_volume
        value: 1-1000 μL
      purpose:
        tag: purpose
        value: High-throughput screening
    related_mappings:
    - mesh:D044085