Bioprocess Engineering: Basic Concepts

by Michael L. Shuler and Fikret Kargi

Book Overview

The Leading Introduction to Biochemical and Bioprocess Engineering, Updated with Key Advances in Productivity, Innovation, and Safety Bioprocess Engineering, Third Edition, is an extensive update of... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0130819085
• ISBN13: 9780130819086
• Release Date: January 2002
• Publisher: Prentice Hall
• Length: 576 Pages
• Weight: 2.38 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 7.3" x 9.5"

Customer Reviews

Exceptional Book-- with one complaint

After having worked in another industry for a few years, I bought the book to review and update my knowledge of bioprocess engineering. I am extremely pleased, and recommend it almost without reservation. After an introduction, the next few chapters provide a solid basis in cell biology, incorporating recent advances in that field. Part 3 ("Engineering Principles for Bioprocesses") and Part 4 ("Applications to Nonconventional Biological Systems") appear well laid out an balanced, though I admit I have only scanned those sections. The valuable Appendix describes several "traditional" bioprocesses (roughly meaning processes that were commercial before 1970), presenting the process development history of Penicillin, HFCS, and other products. The small complaint is this. The authors could give more details of available process equipment and fewer derivations of equations for calculations that working Chemical Engineers are never likely to perform. This is true, I'm afraid, of most Chemical Engineering books.

Good overview

Good overview and introduction for bioprocess engineering. However, it's not so good if you want to know more detail, but it does say it covers "basic concepts", which is what it does in a clear concise way.

VERY GOOD BOOK IN THE SUBJECT

This volme I have purchased yesterday from the local Book Seller. I had gone through first three chapters. Since I am teaching Biochemical Engineering to my Undergraduate and Post Graduate students for last three years, I understand this volume is very much helpful in addition to some volumes I have in this subject like, Biochemical Engineering by Humphrey, Aiba and Millis (Academic Press), Fundamentals of Biochemical Engineering by Baily & Ollis (Mc Graw Hill). However, in teaching the tutorials in this subject, an instruction manual consisting of solution of unsolved problems given at the end of each chapter of the book would be very much helpful. I have collected a such instruction manual (solutions to unsolved problems given in the Fundamentals of Biochemical Engineering)(Gift copy) from McGraw Hill Publishing Company . I hope any such volume might be available for Bioprocess Engineering by Shuler and Kargi. If so, I would appreciate for detail information and way to procure it. It will not only help the teacher but the students as well.

bioprocess engineering:basic concepts ISBN 0134782151

im going to use this book the next semester in the univesity of puerto rico, mayaguez campus, and i need a copy of it to be sure, if this one is what I want. If you can help i'll be glad of you

An excellent guide for the student or professional.

Bioprocess Engineering is an excellent reference for anyone interested in biotechnology. It begins by introducing the cell, enzymes and major metabolic pathways and then moves into an analysis of growth kinetics and stoichiometry for both wild type and genetically engineered cells. Then the theme turns to the design of bioreactors and the basics of product recovery and purification.Overall, the book provides an excellent overview of bioprocess engineering. The text is simple to read and is based upon the basic systems that would be encountered in the real world. The examples demonstrate how to solve problems via multiple approaches and the graphs provide an excellent reference. More advanced sections lay out problem solving techniques for more challenging systems.