Biochemical engineering and biotechnology /

Biochemical Engineering and Biotechnology, Second Edition outlines the principles of biochemical processes and explains their use in the manufacturing of everyday products. The text covers the major concepts of biochemical engineering and biotechnology, and is an ideal reference for chemical enginee...

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Main Authors: Najafpour, Ghasem D
Corporate Authors: Elsevier Science & Technology
Published: Elsevier,
Publisher Address: Amsterdam, Netherlands :
Publication Dates: 2015.
©2015
Literature type: eBook
Language: English
Edition: Second edition.
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Online Access: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/book/9780444633576
Summary: Biochemical Engineering and Biotechnology, Second Edition outlines the principles of biochemical processes and explains their use in the manufacturing of everyday products. The text covers the major concepts of biochemical engineering and biotechnology, and is an ideal reference for chemical engineering students who need to learn and apply biological knowledge in engineering principles. The author takes a direct, useful approach in presenting the concepts and practical applications, including many solved problems, case studies, examples, and demonstrations of detailed experiments, with simpl
Carrier Form: 1 online resource (669 pages) : illustrations, graphs, tables
Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.
ISBN: 9780444633774
0444633774
9780444633576
044463357X
Index Number: TP248
CLC: TQ033
Contents: Front Cover; BIOCHEMICAL ENGINEERING AND BIOTECHNOLOGY; Copyright; Contents; Author Biography; Book Audience and Overview; WHO SHOULD READ THIS BOOK?; Preface; PREFACE TO THE SECOND EDITION; PREFACE TO THE FIRST EDITION; Chapter 1 -- Industrial Microbiology; 1.1 INTRODUCTION; 1.2 ROLE OF BIOTECHNOLOGY; 1.3 ROLE OF BIOSCIENCES; 1.4 MICROBE FUNCTIONS; 1.5 PROCESS FERMENTATION; 1.6 APPLICATION OF FERMENTATION PROCESSES; 1.7 BIOPROCESS PRODUCTS; 1.8 PRODUCTION OF LACTIC ACID; 1.9 PRODUCTION OF VINEGAR; 1.10 PRODUCTION OF AMINO ACIDS (LYSINE AND GLUTAMIC ACID) AND INSULIN.
1.11 ANTIBIOTICS, PRODUCTION OF PENICILLIN1.12 PRODUCTION OF ENZYMES; 1.13 PRODUCTION OF BAKER'S YEAST; References; Chapter 2 -- Enzyme Technology; sub chapter 2.1 -- Introduction; 2.2 ENZYME ELEMENTARY REACTION RATE; 2.3 ENZYME CLASSIFICATIONS; 2.4 ENZYMES SPECIFIC FUNCTION; 2.5 ENZYMES ACT AS CATALYSTS; 2.6 INHIBITORS OF ENZYME-CATALYZED REACTIONS; 2.7 INDUSTRIAL APPLICATION OF ENZYMES; 2.8 COENZYMES; 2.9 EFFECT OF PH ON ENZYME ACTIVITIES; 2.10 ENZYME UNIT ACTIVITIES; 2.11 ENZYME DEACTIVATION; NOMENCLATURE; 2.12 SOLVE PROBLEMS; References.
Subchapter 2.13 -- Case Study: Solid-State Fermentation of Sugarcane Bagasse in a Tray Bioreactor for Production of Lipase U ... 2.13.1 INTRODUCTION; 2.13.2 MATERIAL AND METHODS; 2.13.3 RESULTS AND DISCUSSION; References; Chapter 3 -- Gas and Liquid System (Aeration and Agitation) " subchapter 3.1 -- Introduction; 3.2 AERATION AND AGITATION; 3.3 AIR SPARGER; 3.4 AGITATION AND MIXING PHENOMENA; 3.5 TYPES OF AGITATOR; 3.6 OTR IN A FERMENTER; 3.7 MASS TRANSFER IN A GAS-LIQUID SYSTEM; 3.8 GAS HOLD-UP; 3.9 MASS TRANSFER COEFFICIENTS FOR STIRRED TANKS; 3.10 AGITATED SYSTEM AND MIXING PHENOMENA.
3.11 MASS TRANSFER LIMITED PROCESSNOMENCLATURE; GREEK SYMBOLS; References; subchapter 3.13 -- Case Study: Oxygen Transfer Rate Model in an Aerated Tank for Pharmaceutical Wastewater; 3.13.1 INTRODUCTION; 3.13.2 MATERIAL AND METHOD; 3.13.3 RESULTS AND DISCUSSION; 3.13.4 CONCLUSION; NOMENCLATURE; References; subchapter 3.14 -- Case Study: Fuel and Chemical Production from the Water-Gas Shift Reaction by Fermentation Processes " 3.14.1 INTRODUCTION; 3.14.2 KINETICS OF GROWTH IN A BATCH BIOREACTOR; 3.14.3 EFFECT OF SUBSTRATE CONCENTRATION ON MICROBIAL GROWTH; 3.14.4 MASS TRANSFER PHENOMENA.
3.13.5 KINETIC OF WATER GAS SHIFT REACTION3.14.6 GROWTH KINETICS OF CO SUBSTRATE ON C. LJUNGDAHLII; NOMENCLATURE; Acknowledgments; References; Chapter 4 -- Fermentation Process Control; 4.1 INTRODUCTION "THIS CASE STUDY WAS PARTIALLY WRITTEN WITH CONTRIBUTIONS FROM:HOSSEIN ZARE, BIOTECHNOLOGY RESEARCH LAB., FACU ... ; 4.2 BIOREACTOR CONTROLLING PROBES; 4.3 CHARACTERISTICS OF BIOREACTOR SENSORS; 4.4 TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT AND CONTROL; 4.5 DISSOLVED OXYGEN MEASUREMENT AND CONTROL; 4.6 PH/REDOX MEASUREMENT AND CONTROL; 4.7 DETECTION AND PREVENTION OF FOAM; 4.8 BIOSENSORS; NOMENCLATURE; Referen