Bioprocessing
By: Owen P. Ward.
Series: Open University Press biotechnology series; Biotechnology series.
Publisher: Open University Press
Published: 1991
Place of publication: Buckingham
Language: eng
Number of pages: 198
Subjects: Biochemical engineering.; Biotechnologie -- Technique.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Machine generated contents note: CHAPTER 1 Introduction: Biomaterials and; title: Bioprocessing 1; title: 1.1 Raw materials 2; title: 1.2 Cell cultivation 5; title: 1.3 Enzymes 9; title: 1.4 Product purification 10; title: 1.5 Further reading 14; title: CHAPTER 2 Bulk Bioprocessing Operations 15; title: 2.1 Agitation and mixing 15; title: 2.2 Heat transfer 20; title: 2.3 Size reduction and enlargement 25; title: 2.4 Solid-liquid separations 30; title: 2.5 Solid-solid separations 35; title: 2.6 Further reading 35; title: CHAPTER 3 Bioreactors in Bioprocessing 37; title: 3.1 Microbial bioreactors 37; title: 3.2 Non-microbial cell culture systems 43; title: 3.3 Bioreactor sterilization and sterility; title: maintenance 47; title: 3.4 Bioreactor control 48; title: 3.5 Enzyme bioreactors 49; title: 3.6 Further reading 53; title: CHAPTER 4 Biochemical Separations 55; title: 4.1 Precipitation 55; title: 4.2 Crystallization 57; title: 4.3 Membrane processes 57; title: 4.4 Chromatographic methods in; title: bioprocessing 60; title: 4.5 Liquid-liquid extraction 64; title: 4.6 Supercritical fluid extraction 67; title: 4.7 Process scale continuous electrophoresis 67; title: 4.8 Lyophilization 69; title: 4.9 Further reading 71; title: CHAPTER 5 Sterilization and Preservation in; title: Bioprocessing 73; title: 5.1 Dry-heat sterilization 73; title: 5.2 Steam sterilization 74; title: 5.3 Gas sterilization 76; title: 5.4 Ionising radiation 76; title: 5.5 Other sterilants 76; title: 5.6 Filtration 76; title: 5.7 Food preservatives and stabilizers 77; title: 5.8 Stabilizers of other biological solutions 79; title: 5.9 Further reading 80; title: CHAPTER 6 Bulk Processing of Animal and Plant; title: Materials 81; title: 6.1 Cereal processing 82; title: 6.2 Baking 87; title: 6.3 Fruits and vegetables 88; title: 6.4 Coffee and tea 91; title: 6.5 Chocolate and cocoa products 92; title: 6.6 Sugar production 94; title: 6.7 Milk processing 96; title: 6.8 Meat processing 101; title: 6.9 Egg processing 102; title: 6.10 Animal blood processing 103; title: 6.11 Fats and oils - manufacture and; title: processing 105; title: 6.12 Further reading 108; title: CHAPTER 7 Purification of Fine Chemicals from; title: Non-microbial Sources 110; title: 7.1 Extraction of plant products 110; title: 7.2 Fish by-products 113; title: 7.3 Animal by-products 113; title: 7.4 Human products 115; title: 7.5 Further reading 120; title: CHAPTER 8 Fermentation and Cell Culture; title: Processes 121; title: 8.1 Examples of microbial fermentation; title: processes 122; title: 8.2 Animal cell culture 130; title: 8.3 Plant cell culture 134; title: 8.4 Further reading 135; title: CHAPTER 9 Recovery of Cell Products 137; title: 9.1 Downstream processing steps 139; title: 9.2 Examples of recovery processes 140; title: 9.3 Further reading 149; title: CHAPTER 10 Enzyme Bioprocessing Applications 151; title: 10.1 Bulk industrial enzymes 151; title: 10.2 Biotransformations 159; title: 10.3 Concluding remarks 166; title: 10.4 Further reading 168; title: CHAPTER 11 Waste Treatment 170; title: 11.1 Waste water treatment 170; title: 11.2 Trickling filters 174; title: 11.3 Rotating biological contactors 174; title: 11.4 Activated sludge 174; title: 11.5 Sludge processing 175; title: 11.6 Composting 175; title: 11.7 Micro-organisms and enzymes as waste; title: treatment processing aids 175; title: 11.8 Further reading 177; title: CHAPTER 12 Good Manufacturing 178; title: 12.1 Further reading 181.