Industrial Biotechnology Sustainable Growth and Economic Success

by Soetaert, Wim; Vandamme, Erick J.

• ISBN13: 9783527314423
• ISBN10: 3527314423
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2010-06-01
• Publisher: Wiley-VCH

Summary

Describing all topics of white biotechnology admitted to the 7th EU Frame Programme and new industrial production processes aiming towards the Kyoto objectives, this comprehensive overview covers the technology, applications, economic potential and implications for society. Directed at readers with a general interest in a specific technology, this is equally suitable as an introductory handbook to a wide range of industries, including chemicals, biotechnology and pharmaceuticals, food and feed, paper and pulp, personal care, energy and agriculture.

Author Biography

Professor Wim Soetaert is a Professor of Biotechnology at the University of Ghent, Belgium. After being awarded his PhD in 1991, he started his career in industry as research director of large agro-industrial companies in Germany and France. He then moved to Ghent University in 2003 to become full professor at the Center of Expertise InBio.be. He is vice-chairman of the biocatalysis section within the European Federation of Biotechnology (ESAB). Prof. Soetaert is the founder and chairman of Ghent Bio-Energy Valley and the bio Base Europe Pilot Plant, an open innovation pilot plant for biobased products and processes.

Professor Erick J. Vandamme is Emeritus Professor at the Laboratory of Industrial Microbiology and Biocatalysis, Ghent University, Belgium, where he received his MSc, PhD and DSc in molecular biology, fermentation science and industrial biotechnology, respectively. He held postdoctoral positions at Oxford University, UK, MIT, Cambridge, USA, and at the University of London, UK. Professor Vandamme has edited or c-edited 12 reference books, written over 400 papers, holds several patents, and serves on the editorial boards of a number of journals. He has been awarded three honorary doctorates, and is the recipient of national and international scientific awards. He is an Elected Fellow of the American Academy of Microbiology and of the Society for Industrial Microbiology, has served on the boards of several European microbiological societies and is a member of the Royal Flemish Academy of Belgium for Science and the Arts.

Table of Contents

History of Industrial Biotechnology

Industrial Systems Biology

Fermentation Technology

Directed Evolution of Industrial Biocatalysis

The Industrial Production for Enzymes

Applied Biocatalysis: An Overview

Nanobiotechnology

Downstream Processing in Industrial Biotechnology

Industrial Biotechnology in the Chemical and Pharmaceutical Industry

Products and Applications of Industrial Biotechnology

Industrial Biotechnology in the Paper and Pulp Sector

Biofuels: Production and Applications

Environmental and Economic Aspects of Industrial Biotechnology

Societal Issues in Industrial Biotechnology

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