Textbook for junior and senior level majors in chemical engineering covering the field of biochemical engineering.
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An introduction to the fundamentals of cellular structure and physiology, protein structure and function, genetics, and molecular biology -- for those with an understanding of the principles of process engineering, but with a limited background in biology.
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Showing readers how to apply basic engineering skills to modern problems in bioprocessing, this introductory reference covers biological - biochemistry, microbiology, molecular biology - fundamentals and engineering principles of biochemical/bioprocess engineering. Aimed at beginners in the field, it offers a unique, comprehensive overview of the field with illustrative examples and problems.
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16 of 17 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
An excellent guide for the student or professional.,
By Brian Gierl (West Point, PA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Bioprocess Engineering: Basic Concepts (Hardcover)
Bioprocess Engineering is an excellent reference for anyone interested in biotechnology. It begins by introducing the cell, enzymes and major metabolic pathways and then moves into an analysis of growth kinetics and stoichiometry for both wild type and genetically engineered cells. Then the theme turns to the design of bioreactors and the basics of product recovery and purification.Overall, the book provides an excellent overview of bioprocess engineering. The text is simple to read and is based upon the basic systems that would be encountered in the real world. The examples demonstrate how to solve problems via multiple approaches and the graphs provide an excellent reference. More advanced sections lay out problem solving techniques for more challenging systems.
7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
Good, but has glaring flaws,
By Patrick (Auburn, AL United States) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Bioprocess Engineering: Basic Concepts (2nd Edition) (Hardcover)
This was the book for my introductory bioprocess engineering course. I felt it covered the quantitative areas, such as enzyme kinetics, bioreactor design, stoichiometry, etc.., quite well. However, the qualitative sections, such as DNA replication, metabolic pathways, and cell function, etc.., are explained way too quickly and lightly for someone with little or no training in Biology. Upon reading a few pages into one of these qualitative sections, you quickly find the author throwing terms at you that he never defined (to be fair, it would take an extra 100 pages to define all of these terms). Also, the text has some really unfortunate typos, typos so severe they may actually hinder your learning (subscripts change for no reason, two different constants given the same symbol, etc.) Biology folks will be happy, but ChEs with no knowledge of Biology may want to stick to the section on bioprocess engineering in Fogler.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars
Competent text, but beware of a few downsides,
By Mark I. (Canada) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Bioprocess Engineering: Basic Concepts (2nd Edition) (Hardcover)
Even though the textbook's content is well written and clear, there were several big downsides (for me).The first was that the text sometimes skips steps in the derivations, and simply presents the final solutions. This is fine if you simply want the end result. But, if you are interested in the fundamentals as well, you will be slightly disappointed. The second major drawback for me was the abysmal quality of the illustrations. All the illustrations are in black and white, and they are beyond plain. They appear to have been done in Microsoft Paint by someone with little passion for their work. For someone who is a visual learner, the illustrations might be a deal breaker when it comes to this text. Aside from that, the content is quite competently written.
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