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.

Technologien und Anwendungen der "weißen" Biochemie diskutieren die Autoren dieses Bandes unter Berücksichtigung des wirtschaftlichen Potenzials jeder Methode und der Folgen für die Gesellschaft. Der eher allgemein gehaltene Text verschafft dem Neueinsteiger auch einen aufschlussreichen Einblick in viele Industriezweige.

PrefaceTHE SCOPE AND IMPACT OF INDUSTRIAL BIOTECHNOLOGYHISTORY OF INDUSTRIAL BIOTECHNOLOGYEarly HistoryThe Penicillin StoryThe Coming of the CephalosporinsThe Waksman EraStrain ImprovementSemi-Synthetic Antibiotics to Combat Resistant MicrobesThe Primary MetabolitesThe Shift from Antibiotics to Pharmacological AgentsThe Biopharmaceutical RevolutionRecombinant HostsEnzymesBioconversionsVaccinesSystems MicrobiologyINDUSTRIAL SYSTEMS BIOLOGYIntroductionIndustrial BiotechnologyMarket Drivers for Industrial BiotechnologyIndustrial Systems BiologyMetabolic ModelsReconstructed Metabolic Network ModelsIndustrial Systems Biology Case StudiesConclusion and Future PerspectivesFERMENTATION TECHNOLOGYIntroductionTypes of FermentationsFermentation ProcessFermentation Medium Designsterilization of Air and Fermentation MediumEnvironmental FactorsFermentation KineticsFermentation EquipmentRecovery of Fermentation ProductsConcluding RemarksDIRECTED EVOLUTION OF INDUSTRIAL BIOCATALYSTSIntroductionStrategies for Protein DesignAssay SystemsExamplesConclusionsTHE INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION OF ENZYMESIntroductionEnzyme ProductionEnzyme ImprovementLarge-Scale Enzyme ApplicationsConclusionsAPPLIED BIOCATALYSIS: AN OVERVIEWIntroductionThe Design of the Bioconversion SystemBioreactorsRationalizing and Speeding Up the Development and Characterization of a Bioconversion ProcessConcluding RemarksNANOBIOTECHNOLOGYSetting the StageIndustrial PerspectiveNanotechnology in Biology and BiochemistryBiomimicryMaterials and ProductsProcesses and DevicesOutlookDOWNSTREAM PROCESSING IN INDUSTRIAL BIOTECHNOLOGYIntroductionSeparations in Industrial BiotechnologyExamples of Downstream Processing of Different Product GroupsINDUSTRIAL BIOTECHNOLOGY IN THE CHEMICAL AND PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRIESIntroductionBiocatalytic Processes: Scientific and Technological PerspectivesBiocatalytic Processes: Business and Commercial PerspectiveSafety, Health, and the Environmental PerspectiveOutlookINDUSTRIAL BIOTECHNOLOGY IN THE FOOD AND FEED SECTORIntroductionFood ApplicationsFood and Feed ApplicationsFeed ApplicationsINDUSTRIAL BIOTECHNOLOGY IN THE PAPER AND PULP SECTORIntroductionEnzymes for the Pulp and Paper IndustryEnzymes as Process AidsEnzymes for Product DesignBiorefinery ConceptsConclusionsBIOFUELS: PRODUCTION AND APPLICATIONSA Renewed Interest in BiofuelsPresent Conversion PathwaysBiodiesel Production from Vegetable Oils and FatsEthanol and ETBE ProductionThe Need for New DevelopmentsLignocellulosic Biomass ResourcesProduction of Ethanol from Lignocellulosic BiomassProduction of Biofuels Through the Thermochemical PathwayBiorefineriesBiofuels and SustainabilityConclusionENVIRONMENTAL AND ECONOMIC ASPECTS OF INDUSTRIAL BIOTECHNOLOGYIntroductionMethodologyOverall ResultsConclusionsSOCIETAL ISSUES IN INDUSTRIAL BIOTECHNOLOGYIntroductionThe Impact of Industrial BiotechnologyPublic Perceptions of Industrial BiotechnologySocietal Issues in Industrial BiotechnologyConclusions and Discussions: A Joint Agenda for the Smooth Introduction of Acceptable Sustainable Industrial Biotechnology