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Biochemical Engineering
James M. Lee
Department of Chemical Engineering Washington State University Pullman, WA 99164-2714 jmlee@wsu.edu
Chapter 1. Introduction ................................................................ 1
1.1. 1.2. 1.3. 1.4. 1.5. 1.6. Biotechnology .............................................................................. 1 Biochemical Engineering............................................................. 2 Biological Process........................................................................ 5 Definition of Fermentation .......................................................... 7 Problems....................................................................................... 7 References .................................................................................... 7 Last Update: August 10, 2001
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Introduction
© 2001 by James M. Lee, Department of Chemical Engineering, Washington State University, Pullman, WA 99164-2710. This book was originally published by Prentice-Hall Inc. in 1992. You can download this file and use it for your personal study of the subject. This book cannot be altered and commercially distributed in any form without the written permission of the author. If you want to get a printed version of this text, please contact James Lee. All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced, in any form or by any means, without permission in writing from the author.
Chapter 1. Introduction
Biochemical engineering is concerned with conducting biological processes on an industrial scale. This area links biological sciences with chemical engineering. The role of biochemical engineers has become more important in recent years due to the dramatic developments of biotechnology.
1.1. Biotechnology
Biotechnology can be broadly defined as “Commercial techniques that use living organisms, or substances from those organisms, to make or modify a product, including techniques used for the
James M. Lee
Department of Chemical Engineering Washington State University Pullman, WA 99164-2714 jmlee@wsu.edu
Chapter 1. Introduction ................................................................ 1
1.1. 1.2. 1.3. 1.4. 1.5. 1.6. Biotechnology .............................................................................. 1 Biochemical Engineering............................................................. 2 Biological Process........................................................................ 5 Definition of Fermentation .......................................................... 7 Problems....................................................................................... 7 References .................................................................................... 7 Last Update: August 10, 2001
1−ii
Introduction
© 2001 by James M. Lee, Department of Chemical Engineering, Washington State University, Pullman, WA 99164-2710. This book was originally published by Prentice-Hall Inc. in 1992. You can download this file and use it for your personal study of the subject. This book cannot be altered and commercially distributed in any form without the written permission of the author. If you want to get a printed version of this text, please contact James Lee. All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced, in any form or by any means, without permission in writing from the author.
Chapter 1. Introduction
Biochemical engineering is concerned with conducting biological processes on an industrial scale. This area links biological sciences with chemical engineering. The role of biochemical engineers has become more important in recent years due to the dramatic developments of biotechnology.
1.1. Biotechnology
Biotechnology can be broadly defined as “Commercial techniques that use living organisms, or substances from those organisms, to make or modify a product, including techniques used for the
References: 0 t which can be written in ACSL as CP = INTEG(K3*CES,CP0) For more details of this simulation language, please refer to the ACSL User Guide (ACSL, 1975)