Introduction to Biochemical Engineering

Biochemical engineering, also known as bioprocess engineering, is a field of study with roots stemming from chemical engineering and biological engineering. It mainly deals with the design, construction, and advancement of unit processes that involve biological organisms or organic molecules and has various applications in areas of interest such as biofuels, food, pharmaceuticals, biotechnology, and water treatment processes.

In this book, the nature of the biochemical engineering along with its ethical aspects have been detailed and discussed. There is a huge contribution that is made by biochemical engineering towards the society, which has been covered in this book. Microbiology along with its classification, taxonomy, viruses, etc, have been brought under detailed discussion. Stoichiometry was also discussed with enzymes and its types and mechanism. Thermodynamic analysis, heat transfer and mass transfer are among the main aspects of this book.

This book has been designed with the attempt to cover all the related facts of biochemical engineering with a vision to bring students close to it. The explanation in this book has been kept simple and precise for our readers to get a good grasp over the topic.