Biochemical Engineering and Biotechnology

Ghasem Najafpour (Autor)

Buch | Hardcover

668 Seiten

2015 | 2nd edition
Elsevier Science Ltd (Verlag)
978-0-444-63357-6 (ISBN)

Infos

Biochemical Engineering and Biotechnology, 2nd Edition, outlines the principles of biochemical processes and explains their use in the manufacturing of every day products. The author uses a diirect approach that should be very useful for students in following the concepts and practical applications. This book is unique in having many solved problems, case studies, examples and demonstrations of detailed experiments, with simple design equations and required calculations.

Autor

Ghasem Najafpour is distinguished professor in Chemical Engineering and the Chairman of Biotechnology Research Center, Babol Noshirvani University of Technology, Iran. He is an educated scholar from University of Arkansas, USA with strong background in biological processes. He is deeply involved in research and teaching in biochemical engineering subjects since 1980 and has conducted many practical research projects in the fields of biofuel and biochemical engineering. He has served as academic member of University of Mazandran, Visiting Professor at University of Waterloo, Canada and University of Arkansas, USA, University Science Malaysia (USM, Penang) and Babol Noshirvani University of Technology. He also spent his sabbatical leave at University of Arkansas, USA (1992-1993). He has expanded his scientific research activities on single cell protein (SCP), hydrogen as clean fuel, microbial fuel cells, renewable energy and synthetic fuels. Since 2005, he was qualified and appointed as Professor in the Faculty of Chemical Engineering at Babol Noshirvani University of Technology, Iran.

Inhalt

1. Industrial Microbiology, an Introduction for Chemical Engineers2. Dissolved Oxygen Measurement, Mixing and Mass Transfer3. Gas and Liquid System (Aeration and Agitation in Bioprocesses)4. Fermentation Process Integration and Control System5. Enzyme and Microbial Growth Kinetics6. Bioreactor Design and Actual Applications in Process Scale-up 7. Downstream Processing, Bioprocess separation and purifications8. Techniques of Immobilization, Immobilization of Microbial Cells for the Production of Organic Acid and Ethanol9. Extended Mass balance; Material and Elemental Balance10. Application of Bioprocesses; Fermentation Technology11. Solid State and submerged Fermentations; Enzyme productions and Production of Antibiotics12. Production of Citric Acid from Waste Sources13. Bioreactor Scale-up Calculation14. Production of Single-Cell Protein from Waste Sources15. Fermentation Process Sterilisation16. Membrane Separation Processes; Biological Applications17. Advanced Downstream Process Technologies in Biotechnology

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 23.2.2015
• Verlagsort: Oxford
• Sprache: englisch
• Maße: 191 x 235 mm
• Gewicht: 1360 g
• Themenwelt: Naturwissenschaften ► Chemie ► Technische Chemie
• Themenwelt: Technik ► Umwelttechnik / Biotechnologie
• ISBN-10: 0-444-63357-X / 044463357X
• ISBN-13: 978-0-444-63357-6 / 9780444633576
• Zustand: Neuware