About the Book
This book covers most of the important topics in Biochemical Engineering useful to undergraduate students of Chemical Engineering, Biochemical Engineering and Biotechnology. Process Biotechnology, fundamentals of microbiology, immobilization, enzymes, bioreactor sterilization, fermentation technology, aeration and agitation in bioprocess, separation process in product recovery, important topics of scale-up of operation, bioreactor instrumentation and control, principles of effluent treatment and bioprocess engineering and medical applications are covered. This book will be ready reference to postgraduate students and also useful to practicing process engineers working in the biotechnology based industries.
Salient Features
Contents
1. Process Biotechnology, 2. Fundamental of Microbiology, 3. Metabolic Pathways, 4. Microbial Growth, 5. Immobilization, 6. Enzymes, 7. Bioreactor Design, 8. Media and Bioreactor Sterilization, 9. Industrial Fermentation, 10. Aeration and Agitation in Bioprocess, 11. Separation Process in Product Recovery, 12. Scale Up Operation, 13. Bioreactors Instrumentation and Control, 14. Principles of Effluent Treatment, 15. Bioprocess Engineering Medical Application
A.V.N. Swamy is working as Professor of Chemical Engineering, in JNTU College of Engineering, Anantapur. He did his M.Tech in Biochemical Engineering from Harcourt Butler Technological Institute (HBTI), Kanpur. He completed his PhD from Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Bombay. He is a visiting faculty of Biotechnology, Chemical Engineering department, Andhra University, Visakhapatnam under UGC-SAP program. He has 20 years of Industrial experience, in various industries like Walchandnagar Industries Ltd., Walchandnagar, Tata Research Development and Design Centre at Pune, Hindustan Organic Chemicals Ltd, Rasayani and SIRIS Ltd., Hyderabad. He has about 12 research publications in national and international journals, in the area of biotechnology and environmental biotechnology
