process intermediate material

IRI: https://spec.industrialontologies.org/ontology/construct/ProcessIntermediateMaterial

Defined In: https://spec.industrialontologies.org/ontology/biopharma/ReferenceOntologyCandidates/

SubClass Of: bfo:material entity

Class Hierarchy

owl:Thing β€Ί bfo:entity β€Ί bfo:continuant β€Ί bfo:independent continuant β€Ί bfo:material entity β€Ί process intermediate material

Definition

material entity which has the process intermediate material role

Semi-Formal Definition:

every instance of β€˜process intermediate material’ is defined as exactly an instance of β€˜material entity’ that β€˜has role’ some β€˜process intermediate material role’

Examples

  • Yoghurt held after fermentation and before finishing with flavorings and packaging; Cocoa paste stored after conching and before molding and packaging; Dried PVC resin stored before compounding with additives; Harvested cell culture fluid held before primary clarification; Protein A eluate stored before viral inactivation; Concentrated bulk drug substance stored before final formulation and filling

Counter-Examples

  • Cocoa paste, which is produced by a Cocoa manufacturer, sold, and shipped in heated tanker trucks to other food companies; Dried PVC resin produced by Company ABC and sold in bags or big bags to other companies that manufacture PVC pipes, different PVC compounds, etc.,

Formal Axioms

First-Order Logic Definition

ProcessIntermediateMaterial(x) ↔ MaterialEntity(x) ∧ βˆƒr(ProcessIntermediateMaterialRole(r) ∧ hasRole(x, r))

Description Logic

EquivalentTo: bfo:material_entity and constr:hasRole some constr:ProcessIntermediateMaterialRole

SubClassOf: bfo:material_entity


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