Principles of Fermentation Technology (2nd Ed)(gnv64)

Principles of Fermentation Technology (2nd Ed)
by Peter F. Stanbury, S. Hall and A. Whitaker
Butterworth-Heinemann | February 1999 | ISBN-10: 0750645016 | scanned PDF | 376 pages | 61.4 mb
http://www.amazon.com/Principles-Fermentation-Technology-Second-Edition/dp/0750645016

This second edition has been thoroughly updated to include recent advances and developments in the field of fermentation technology, focusing on industrial applications. The book now covers new aspects such as recombinant DNA techniques in the improvement of industrial micro-organisms, and includes comprehensive information on fermentation media, sterilization procedures, inocula, and fermenter design. Chapters on effluent treatment and fermentation economics are also incorporated. The text is supported by numerous clear, informative diagrams.
The book is of great interest to final year and post-graduate students of applied biology, biotechnology, microbiology, biochemical and chemical engineering.

CONTENTS
1. AN INTRODUCTION TO FERMENTATION PROCESSES 1
2. MICROBIAL GROWTH KINETICS 13
3. THE ISOLATION, PRESERVATION AND IMPROVEMENT OF INDUSTRIALLY IMPORTANT MICRO-ORGANISMS 35
4. MEDIA FOR INDUSTRIAL FERMENTATIONS 93
5. STERILIZATION 123
6. THE DEVELOPMENT OF INOCULA FOR INDUSTRIAL FERMENTATIONS 147
7. DESIGN OF A FERMENTER 167
8. INSTRUMENTATION AND CONTROL 213
9. AERATION AND AGITATION 243
10. THE RECOVERY AND PURIFICATION OF FERMENTATION PRODUCTS 277
11 EFFLUENT TREATMEN 313
12. FERMENTATION ECONOMICS 331
INDEX 351