Question
Illustrate briefly downstream processing.
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Answer
Downstream processing:
- All the processes to which a product is subjected to before being marketed as a finished product are called downstream processing.
- It includes:
- Separation of the product from the reactor.
- Purification of the product.
- Formulation of the product with suitable preservatives.
- Quality control testing and clinical trials in case of drugs.
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