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 › bfo:entity › bfo:continuant › bfo:independent continuant › bfo:material entity › process intermediate material

Definition

material entity which has the process intermediate material role

Semi-Formal Definition:

every instance of ‘process intermediate material’ is defined as exactly an instance of ‘material entity’ that ‘has role’ some ‘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) ∧ ∃r(ProcessIntermediateMaterialRole(r) ∧ hasRole(x, r))

Description Logic

constr:ProcessIntermediateMaterial ≡ bfo:material_entity ⊓ ∃ constr:hasRole .constr:ProcessIntermediateMaterialRole

constr:ProcessIntermediateMaterial ⊑ bfo:material_entity

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

SubClassOf: bfo:material_entity