2nd Edition

Pharmaceutical Water System Design, Operation, and Validation, Second Edition

By William V. Collentro Copyright 2010
478 Pages 146 B/W Illustrations
by CRC Press

478 Pages
by CRC Press

A major new work on all aspects of water, the most used raw material ingredient in the pharmaceutical and biotechnology industries—used as an excipient in pharmaceutical formulations, as a cleaning agent, and as a separately packaged product diluent. Drawing on the author’s extensive field experience with more than 400 pharmaceutical and related water purification systems, the text’s... Read more

Introduction
Impurities in raw water
Pretreatment techniques
Ion removal techniques—reverse osmosis
Ion removal techniques—ion exchange
Additional ion removal techniques
Distillation and Pure Steam generation
Storage systems and accessories
Ozone systems and accessories
Polishing components
Distribution systems—design, installation, and material selection
Controls and instrumentation
System design and specification guidelines
System installation, start-up, and commissioning
System validation

Biography

William V. Collentro

"This second edition has been significantly revised and updated from the first edition. The author's extensive work experience in this field is reflected throughout the book, which will serve as an excellent reference for anyone involved in manufacturing pharmaceutical waters." - Doody's Review Service