Recovery of Bioproducts

Recovery of Bioproducts, prepared by a number of European specialists, summarises the current state of the art of Downstream Processing (DSP) technology and identifies key areas where improvements are required in order to achieve more cost-effective processes. Its content is wide, covering all of the technology involved in DSP together with other issues such as bio-safety, validation, effluent treatment and equipment, and safety standardisation.

It should be a valuable reference guide for decision makers in governments, EU ministries, research and development institutions, industries manufacturing downstream processing equipment, and operating companies. It will enable readers to understand:

• the critical issues affecting bioproduct recovery
• the need to appreciate key scale-up technology requirements
• opportunities for industry, equipment manufacturers and university collaboration
• opportunities for equipment designers
• requirements for beneficial new design standards
• opportunities for focused research funding

Contents

• Overview - G Schmidt-Kastner and MP Brocklebank
• Upstream Processing and Pretreatment - W Sittig
• Primary Solid-Liquid Separation - J Krijgsman et al
• Cell Disintegration - JA Asenjo
• Primary Separation - MP Brocklebank and M Kalyanpur
• Final Purification - A Jungbauer and JC Janson
• Product Drying, Conditioning and Stabilisation - JA Tijsterman
• Integration of Bioprocess Operations - K Biedermann et al
• Monitoring and Control - K Bayer et al
• Waste and Effluent Treatment - AM Azzam et al
• Validation - JA Tijsterman
• Process Economics - G Schmidt-Kastner
• Standardisation of Downstream Processing Equipment - P Kramer
• Biosafety Regulations - E Langenohl
• Facility Design - MP Brocklebank