Principles of fermentation technology /

This second edition has been thoroughly updated to include recent advances and developments in the field of fermentation technology, focusing on industrial applications. The book now covers new aspects such as recombinant DNA techniques in the improvement of industrial micro-organisms, as well as in...

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Main Authors: Stanbury, Peter F
Corporate Authors: Elsevier Science & Technology
Group Author: Whitaker, Allan; Hall, Stephen J. College teacher
Published: Pergamon,
Publisher Address: Oxford, U.K. ; Tarrytown, N.Y., U.S.A. :
Publication Dates: 1995.
Literature type: eBook
Language: English
Edition: Second edition.
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Online Access: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/book/9780080361314
Summary: This second edition has been thoroughly updated to include recent advances and developments in the field of fermentation technology, focusing on industrial applications. The book now covers new aspects such as recombinant DNA techniques in the improvement of industrial micro-organisms, as well as including comprehensive information on fermentation media, sterilization procedures, inocula, and fermenter design. Chapters on effluent treatment and fermentation economics are also incorporated. The text is supported by plenty of clear, informative diagrams. This book is of great interest to final
Carrier Form: 1 online resource (xviii, 357 pages) : illustrations
Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN: 0080361315
9780080361314
9781483292915
1483292916
Index Number: TP156
CLC: TQ92
Contents: An introduction to fermentation processes -- Microbial growth kinetics -- The isolation, preservation and improvement of industrially important micro-organisms -- Media for industrial fermentations -- Sterilization -- The development of inocula for industrial fermentations -- Design of a fermenter -- Instrumentation and control -- Aeration and agitation -- The recovery and purification of fermentation products -- Effluent treatment -- Fermentation economics.