Bioprocess Engineering: Kinetics, Sustainability, and Reactor Design 2nd Edition

Bioprocess Engineering: Kinetics, Sustainability, and Reactor Design

Bioprocess Engineering: Kinetics, Sustainability, and Reactor Design by Shijie Liu provides a comprehensive introduction to the quantitative analysis, optimization, and design of biological and chemical processes. The second edition combines chemical kinetics, microbiology, biochemistry, molecular biology, reactor engineering, and bioprocess systems engineering. It explores modern applications such as recombinant protein production, renewable biomass conversion, pharmaceutical manufacturing, tissue engineering, gene therapy, and environmental protection, while emphasizing process efficiency, stability, and sustainability.

Key Features

• Explains the fundamental principles of bioprocess engineering and reaction kinetics.
• Covers batch and continuous reactor systems and their applications.
• Integrates biochemistry, microbiology, molecular biology, and chemical engineering.
• Provides quantitative methods for analyzing biological and chemical transformations.
• Examines bioprocess kinetics, reactor performance, and process parameters.
• Explores process analysis, optimization, design, and operational control.
• Discusses recombinant DNA technology and modern protein production methods.
• Covers renewable biomass conversion and the production of chemicals and materials.
• Examines applications in pharmaceuticals, biologics, and industrial biotechnology.
• Introduces medical applications such as tissue engineering and gene therapy.
• Incorporates sustainability principles, green chemistry, and process stability.
• Uses illustrative drawings and practical examples to clarify complex engineering concepts.