Najafpour G.D. Biochemical Engineering and Biotechnology

Elsevier Science, 2006. - 438 p.This book demonstrates the application of biological sciences in engineering with theoretical and practical aspects. The seventeen chapters give more understanding of the knowledge related to the specified field, with more practical approaches and related case studies with original research data. It is a book for students to follow the sequential lectures with detailed explanations, and solves the actual problems in the related chapters.
There are many graphs that present actual experimental data, and figures and tables, along with sufficient explanations. It is a good book for those who are interested in more advanced research in the field of biotechnology, and a true guide for beginners to practise and establish advanced research in this field. The book is specifically targeted to serve as a useful text for college and university students; it is mostly recommended for undergraduate courses in one or two semesters. It will also prove very useful for research institutes and postgraduates involved in practical research in biochemical engineering and biotechnology.
This book has suitable biological science applications in biochemical engineering and the knowledge related to those biological processes. The book is unique, with practical approaches in the industrial field. I have tried to prepare a suitable textbook by using a direct approach that should be very useful for students in following the many case studies.
It is unique in having solved problems, examples and demonstrations of detailed experiments, with simple design equations and required calculations. Several authors have contributed to enrich the case studiesIntroduction to Industrial Microbiology
Dissolved Oxygen Measurement and Mixing
Gas and Liquid System (Aeration and Agitation)
Fermentation Process Control
Growth Kinetics
Bioreactor Design
Down Stream processing
Immobilization of Microbial Cells for the Production of Organic Acid and Ethanol
Material and Elemental Balance
Fermentation Products for Chemicals and Pharmaceutical Applications
Production of Antibiotics
Production of Citric Acid
Bioprocess Scale-up
Single Cell Protein
Sterilization
Membrane Separation Processes
Advance Downstream Processing in Biotechnology