Publisher's Synopsis
"Current, comprehensive, and concise, Bioseparations Science and Engineering covers bioseparation unit operations in depth. The field of bioseparations has developed as a significant, separate dis-cipline within the general field of biochemical engineering that involves the separation and purifi-cation of compounds of biological origin. The biotechnology industry has given added im-portance to bioseparations, because many of the products of biotechnology are proteins that often are difficult to purify and frequently must be purified to homogeneity or near homogeneity, lead-ing to high costs. Designed for undergraduates, graduate students, and industry practitioners, Bioseparations Science and Engineering fills a critical need in the field. The unit operations covered in the book are cell lysis, flocculation, filtration, sedimentation, extraction, liquid chromatography, liquid adsorption, precipitation, crystallization, evaporation, and
