Bioprocess Engineering and Technology: Fundamentals

by Biswanath Bhunia (Editor), Navneet Joshi (Editor), Muthusivaramapandian Muthuraja (Editor)

Overview

 This book introduces the reader to basics in both engineering and life sciences required for designing an optimal bioprocess system.

Bioprocess Engineering and Technology: Fundamentals encompasses life science subjects such as cell physiology, microbiology, biochemistry, and molecular biology for the benefit of engineers and contain engineering fundamentals required for life science experts which are restricted to fluid mechanics, reaction engineering, heat and mass transfer, and analytical techniques involved in bioprocess engineering. Fundamental to the successful understanding of the bioprocess is a requirement for life scientists and process engineers to be competent in evaluating biological systems from the viewpoint of a cross-disciplinary approach. Therefore, this book initially describes the topics of microbiology, biochemistry, cellular metabolism and bioenergetics, molecular biology and cellular physiology that underpin biocatalyst potential for product accumulation. Further chapters deal with various engineering principles required for enhancing process performance. Then the authors discuss the significance of various analytical tools used to optimize a bioprocess operation.

The book is intended to provide the fundamentals to senior undergraduate, postgraduate students and researchers working in bioprocess engineering for applications in industrial-scale processes.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780367675622
Publisher:	CRC Press
Publication date:	11/26/2025
Pages:	368
Product dimensions:	6.12(w) x 9.19(h) x (d)

About the Author

Dr. Biswanath Bhunia is an Assistant Professor at the Department of Bioengineering, National Institute of Technology Agartala, India.

Dr. Navneet Joshi is presently working as Professor, Department of Bioscience, School of Liberal Arts and Sciences, Mody University of Science and Technology, Lakshmangarh, Sikar, Rajasthan, India. He did his Ph.D on molecular characterization of microbial isolates with industrial applications and their cyto-morphological analysis under heavy metal abiotic stress from University of Rajasthan India. His research area is associated with microbial bioprocess biotechnology/plant biotechnology & molecular biology with special reference to molecular characterization of industrial isolates.

Muthusivaramapandian Muthuraj is at the Department of Bioengineering, National Institute of Technology Agartala National Institute of Technology Agartala.

Table of Contents

Chapter 1 Basics of Microbiology Chapter 2 Basics of Biochemistry Chapter 3 Cellular Metabolism and Bioenergetics Chapter 4 Molecular Biology and Cellular Physiology Chapter 5 Basic Bioprocess Engineering Calculations Chapter 6 Reaction Engineering Basics Chapter 7 Fluid Mechanics Chapter 8 Heat Transfer Principles Chapter 9 Mass Transfer Principles Chapter 10 Instrumentation and Methods of Analysis