Fermentation and Biochemical Engineering, Volume 2

Biochemical engineering contributions to fermentation technology can be looked at in many different ways. We can go through the characteristic fermentation process flowsheet and look at the main stages: (i) medium preparation and sterilisation, (ii) inoculum preparation, (iii) reaction (fermentation), and (iv) pretreatment for recovery. Alternatively we can adopt a unit operations approach and collectively examine all activities which have a common basis, heat sterilisation of media, aseptic transfer of fluids, mass transfer (aeration) and so forth. This first volume discusses: • Fermentation feedstocks. • Microbiological and engineering aspects of solid state fermentation. • Biological basis of productivity in fermentation. • Sterilisation techniques in fermentation processes. • Biosensors and nanobiosensors. • Recovery and purification of fermentation products. It also include microbial solid state fermentation for future biorefineries. All topics have been covered in a cogent and lucid style to help the reader grasp the information quickly and easily. This reference textbook is essential reading for BTech (Environmental Biotechnology/Microbiology/Food Microbiology/Biomedical and Biochemical Engineering) and students pursuing BSc/MSc courses in Biotechnology and Microbiology. Besides students, this book will prove useful to industrialists and consultants in the respective fields.