Concise Encyclopedia of Bioresource Technology / Edition 1

Concise Encyclopedia of Bioresource Technology / Edition 1

by Ashok Pandey
ISBN-10:
1560229802
ISBN-13:
9781560229803
Pub. Date:
06/04/2004
Publisher:
Taylor & Francis
ISBN-10:
1560229802
ISBN-13:
9781560229803
Pub. Date:
06/04/2004
Publisher:
Taylor & Francis
Concise Encyclopedia of Bioresource Technology / Edition 1

Concise Encyclopedia of Bioresource Technology / Edition 1

by Ashok Pandey

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Overview

An easy-to-use reference source on the applications and management of biotechnology!

The Concise Encyclopedia of Bioresource Technology is a unique resource for state-of-the-art research findings on biotechnological innovations and their potential for commercial exploitation. This comprehensive reference gives you immediate access to information on the application of bioresource technology as it relates to industrial, food, and environmental biotechnology. Practitioners, academics, and researchers representing a wide range of disciplines examine vital issues including the production and applications of microbial enzymes and organic acids, fermentation, wastewater treatment, and air pollution.

The Concise Encyclopedia of Bioresource Technology will bring you up-to-date on advances in the applications and management of bioprocesses, biomass, bioenergy, biological waste treatment, biotransformations, and conversion and production technologies. This vital information has been organized in an easy-to-use format that lets you become familiar with highlights of the most relevant topics and includes photographs, figures, and tables. Issues addressed in the book include:
  • agro-industrial residues for bioprocesses
  • solid-state fermentation for bioconversion of biomass
  • alcoholic fermentation
  • food grade yeast production
  • treatment of industrial effluents
  • anaerobic animal waste environments
  • reactors for wastewater treatment
  • and much more!
The Concise Encyclopedia of Bioresource Technology is a vital resource for practitioners, researchers, and academics working in the areas of biotechnology, chemical engineering, resource, energy and conservation sciences, process technology, applied microbiology, and farm and industrial waste technology.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781560229803
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Publication date: 06/04/2004
Edition description: New Edition
Pages: 794
Product dimensions: 6.00(w) x 8.38(h) x (d)

Table of Contents

  • Figures
  • Tables
  • About the Editor
  • Contributors
  • Foreword
  • Preface
  • Part I: Environmental Biotechnology
  • Advances in Biological Wastewater Treatment
  • Introduction
  • Conventional Biological Wastewater Treatment
  • Advanced Wastewater Treatment
  • Nutrients in Wastewater
  • Conclusions
  • Anaerobic Animal-Waste Environments: Salmonella Species Ecology
  • Introduction
  • Salmonella Physiology in the Anaerobic Waste Environment
  • Salmonella Pathogenicity in the Waste Environment
  • Conclusions
  • Biobeneficiation
  • Introduction
  • Possible Mechanisms
  • The Practice
  • Conclusions
  • Biodegradation of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons
  • Introduction
  • Biodegradation of PAHs by Aerobic Bacteria
  • Biodegradation of PAHs by Anaerobic Bacteria
  • Biodegradation of PAHs by Fungi
  • Biodegradation of PAHs by Algae
  • Conclusions
  • Biofiltration
  • Introduction
  • History of Biofiltration
  • Process Description
  • Mechanism of Biofiltration
  • Microbial Aspects of Biofiltration
  • Biofilter Media
  • Characteristics of an "Ideal" Biofilter
  • Performance Parameters
  • Advantages and Disadvantages of Biofiltration
  • Commercial Application of Biofilters
  • Conclusions
  • Biological Control of Air Pollution
  • Introduction
  • Process Description
  • Process Modeling and Design
  • Operation and Maintenance
  • Conclusions
  • Biomethanogenesis

What People are Saying About This

Christopher Augur

AN ATTRACTIVE SOURCE OF INFORMATION FOR RESEARCHERS AND STUDENTS. . . . Contains outstanding short reviews of topics of immediate relevance to the immense field of biotechnology. Current views on environmental, food, and industrial biotechnology are exposed and discussed. The use of microorganisms for wastewater treatment is considered. Additionally, extensive fermentation systems are described for a wide variety of uses, including enzyme, alcohol, or secondary metabolite production.
PhD, Research Director, Institute for Research and Development, France

Robert P. Tengerdy

The broad spectrum of contributors, most of them from Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, and Latin America distinguishes this encyclopedia from similar works, giving a fresh view on many topics. The sections on environmental biotechnology, food biotechnology, and solid substrate fermentation are most valuable, since they contain information not readily available in other similar publications.
PhD, Professor Emeritus, Department of Microbiology, Colorado State University

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