Biological Reaction Engineering

Biological reactions may be mediated by enzymes, and whole microbial, animal or plant cells are at the core of many processes and products in a wide range of industries, such as the food and beverage, health, pharmaceutical, environmental, and chemical industries. Biological engineering has gained in breadth as we have moved from traditional biological processes for chemicals and pharmaceuticals to modern biotech medicine, and to specialty chemicals for food and industrial use. Biological engineering represents the heart of the biotech industry, such that the scaling of high productivity processes as well as the increased use of automation is critical. This book presents the modeling of dynamic biological engineering processes in a readily comprehensible manner, using the unique combination of simplified fundamental theory and direct hands-on computer simulation. The mathematics is kept to a minimum, and yet the 80 examples supplied on www.wiley-vch.de illustrate almost every aspect of biological engineering science, with each one described in detail, including the model equations. The programs are written in the modern user-friendly simulation language Berkeley Madonna. The results may be viewed simultaneously on multiple-graph windows or by using overlays, and the examples varied to fit any real situation. The authors´ extensive experience is reflected in this well-balanced presentation, which is suitable for all biochemists or engineers.