Biomolecular Engineering Solutions for Renewable Specialty Chemicals

Discoverbiomolecular engineering technologies for the production of biofuels, pharmaceuticals, organic and amino acids, vitamins, biopolymers, surfactants, detergents, and enzymes InBiomolecular Engineering Solutions for Renewable Specialty Chemicals, distinguished researchers andeditorsDrs.R. Navanietha KrishnarajandRajesh K. Sanidelivera collection of insightful resources on advanced technologies in the synthesis and purification of value-added compounds.Readers will discover new technologies that assist in the commercialization of the production of value-added products. The editors also include resources that offer strategies for overcoming current limitations in biochemical synthesis, including purification.The articles within cover topics like the rewiring of anaerobic microbial processes for methane and hythane production, the extremophilic bioprocessing of wastes to biofuels, reverse methanogenesis of methane to biopolymers and value-added products, and more. The book presents advanced concepts and biomolecular engineering technologies for the production of high-value, low-volume products, like therapeutic molecules, and describes methods for improving microbes and enzymes using protein engineering, metabolic engineering, and systems biology approaches for converting wastes. Readers will also discover: A thorough introduction to engineered microorganisms for the production of biocommodities and microbial production of vanillin from ferulic acid Explorations of antibiotic trends in microbial therapy, including current approaches andfuture prospects, as well as fermentation strategies in the food and beverage industry Practical discussions of bioactive oligosaccharides, including their production, characterization, and applications In-depth treatments of biopolymers, including a retrospective analysis in the facets of biomedical engineering Perfect for researchers and practicing professionals in the areas of environmental and industrial biotechnology, biomedicine,and the biological sciences,Biomolecular Engineering Solutions for Renewable Specialty Chemicalsis also an invaluable resource forstudents taking courses involving biorefineries, biovalorization, industrial biotechnology, and environmental biotechnology.