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Providing comprehensive coverage of the engineering principles behind the processes used in the biochemical industry, this is a must-have book for students starting out in bioprocess engineering

Table of Contents

Bioprocess Development: An Interdisciplinary Challenge
Introduction to Engineering Calculations
Presentation and Analysis of Data
Materials Balances
Energy Balances
Unsteady-State Material and Energy Balances
Fluid Flow
Mixing
Heat Transfer
Mass Transfer
Unit Operations
Homogeneous Reactions
Heterogeneous Reactions
Reactor Engineering

Appendix A - Conversion Factors Appendix B - Ideal Gas Constant Appendix C - Physical and Chemical Property Data Appendix D - Steam Tables Appendix E - Mathematical Rules Appendix F - U.S. Sieve and Tyler Standard Screen Series Index

About the Author

Pauline M. Doran
Swinburne University of Technology, Faculty of Science, Engineering and Technology, School of Science, Department of Chemistry and Biotechnology.
Professor Doran has taught bioprocess engineering and biotechnology at undergraduate and graduate levels for more than 30 years. Her most significant contributions to the field include bioreactor design and analysis for plant organ culture, foreign protein production in plant systems, and human tissue engineering using stem cells.

Reviews

"Doran (Swinburne U. of Technology, Australia) revises her 1995 graduate and undergraduate textbook for students of molecular biology, biotechnology, and related disciples who have little or no engineering background but want to become familiar with the processes by which biological discoveries are transformed into commercial products. Her emphasis is on the underlying scientific and engineering principles rather than on specific biotechnology applications, she says, so most of the material in the first edition remains relevant. There have been some significant developments, however, and she includes new sections on sustainable bioprocessing and metabolic engineering. Overall, she covers introductory matters, material and energy balances, physical processes, and reactions and reactors."--Reference & Research Book News October 2012