Publisher's Synopsis
Biochemical engineering is a branch of chemical engineering or biological engineering that mainly deals with the design of unit processes that involve biological organisms or molecules. Its applications are used in the food feed pharmaceutical chemical biotechnology and water treatment industries.This edition discusses: enzymesenzyme kinetics immobilised enzymes technology industrial applications of enzymes biotechnology of fermentation and industrial micro organisms design of a fermentor optimisation of fermentation processes. biosensors in bioprocess monitoring and control. This book is a complete treatise on biochemical engineering and also includes computer applications in fermentation technology principles of effluent treatment recovery and purification of fermentation products and fermentation economics.