Putting biotechnology to work : bioprocess engineering /
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| Corporate author / creator: | National Research Council (U.S.). Committee on Bioprocess Engineering |
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| Imprint: | Washington, D.C. : National Academy of Sciences, 1992. |
| Description: | xii, 120 p. : ill. ; 23 cm. |
| Language: | English |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/1433278 |
Table of Contents:
- 1. Introduction. 1.1. Biotechnology: The Challenge of the Twenty-First Century. 1.2. What is Bioprocess Engineering? 1.3. The Committee's Approach. 1.4. Economic Impact of Biotechnology. 1.5. Role of Bioprocess Engineering. 1.6. Barriers to Exploitation of Biotechnology
- 2. The Challenge. 2.1. Translating Science into Products. Vignette 1: The Scaleup of Penicillin Production - Parallels to the New Biotechnology? 2.2. Biopharmaceuticals. Vignette 2: Bioprocess Engineering for Early Biopharmaceuticals. 2.3. The Environment. 2.4. Conversion of Renewable and Nonrenewable Resources. Vignette 3: Pulp and Paper Bioprocessing. Vignette 4: Bioprocess Engineering for High-Volume Products: The Case of Corn and the Wet-Milling Industry. 2.5. Space. 2.6. Biotechnology-Research Initiative Given by Federal Coordinating Council for Science, Engineering, and Technology (FCCSET)
- 3. Benchmarking: Status of U.S. Bioprocessing and Biotechnology. 3.1. Bioprocess Engineering in Japan. 3.2. Bioprocess Engineering in Germany and Europe. 3.3. Bioprocess Engineering in United States. Vignette 5: Bioprocess-Industry Needs: A Moving Target
- 4. Current Bioprocess Technology, Products, and Opportunities. 4.1. Biopharmaceuticals. 4.2. Specialty Bioproducts and Industrial Chemicals. 4.3. Environmental Applications
- 5. Needs: What Must Be Done to Meet the Challenges. 5.1. Education and Training. 5.2. Research. 5.3. Technology Transfer
- 6. The Future. 6.1. Opportunities. Vignette 6: Cell-Transplantation Therapy. 6.2. Defense and National Security. 6.3. Needs. 6.4. Recommendations. Appendix A: Biographical Sketches of Committee Members
- Appendix B: Invited Speakers at Committee Meetings.
