Bioprocess Engineering Principles

Pauline M. DoranSwinburne University of Technology, Faculty of Science, Engineering and Technology, School of Science, Department of Chemistry and Biotechnology.Professor Doran has taught bioprocess engineering and biotechnology at undergraduate and graduate levels for more than 30 years. Her most significant contributions to the field include bioreactor design and analysis for plant organ culture, foreign protein production in plant systems, and human tissue engineering using stem cells.

• Bioprocess Development: An Interdisciplinary ChallengeIntroduction to Engineering CalculationsPresentation and Analysis of DataMaterials BalancesEnergy BalancesUnsteady-State Material and Energy BalancesFluid FlowMixing Heat TransferMass TransferUnit OperationsHomogeneous ReactionsHeterogeneous ReactionsReactor EngineeringAppendix A - Conversion FactorsAppendix B - Ideal Gas ConstantAppendix C - Physical and Chemical Property DataAppendix D - Steam TablesAppendix E - Mathematical RulesAppendix F - U.S. Sieve and Tyler Standard Screen SeriesIndex

"Doran (Swinburne U. of Technology, Australia) revises her 1995 graduate and undergraduate textbook for students of molecular biology, biotechnology, and related disciples who have little or no engineering background but want to become familiar with the processes by which biological discoveries are transformed into commercial products. Her emphasis is on the underlying scientific and engineering principles rather than on specific biotechnology applications, she says, so most of the material in the first edition remains relevant. There have been some significant developments, however, and she includes new sections on sustainable bioprocessing and metabolic engineering. Overall, she covers introductory matters, material and energy balances, physical processes, and reactions and reactors." --Reference and Research Book News, October 2012