{ "item_title" : "Operation Fundamentals in Bioreactor Engineering - Fluid Dynamics", "item_author" : [" F. Xavier Malcata "], "item_description" : "This textbook covers essentials of in situ and auxiliary operations necessary to operate a bioreactor where living cells are utilized as biocatalysts. Particular attention is given to the dynamic behavior of fluids within bioreactors and support equipment, thus offering a comprehensive treatment of fluid flow, pumping, flow manipulation and metering, and mixing--covering both Newtonian and non-Newtonian systems, as well as heterogeneous flow around gaseous bubbles and solid particles.A pragmatic and systematic approach is provided to all such topics, from the point of view of a biological engineer - illustrated by selected and carefully solved problems, proposed at the end of each section. Mathematical derivations are put forward that are easy to follow step-by-step - even by students holding only elementary mathematical and biochemical backgrounds; and are developed at a pace suitable for self-learning. Furthermore, the functional forms and meanings of the expressions produced are explored, and the final germane formulae are duly highlighted and graphically interpreted in dimensionless form - to facilitate the perception of major trends and asymptotic patterns. Therefore, this textbook offers a valuable resource for both instructors and undergraduate/graduate students - as an aid to grasp and relate basic physicochemical concepts underlying the actual operation of bioreactors, rather than conveying mere descriptions and empirical correlations.This textbook and the companion volumes Fundamentals of Biocatalysts: Cell Structure and Function, Operation Fundamentals in Bioreactor Engineering - Medium Handling and Modelling Fundamentals in Bioreactor Engineering fill the gap between qualitative approaches focused on biochemistry, on the one hand; and technological approaches resorting to correlations that hardly convey a fundamental understanding of first principles, on the other.", "item_img_path" : "https://covers3.booksamillion.com/covers/bam/3/03/205/313/3032053137_b.jpg", "price_data" : { "retail_price" : "119.99", "online_price" : "119.99", "our_price" : "119.99", "club_price" : "119.99", "savings_pct" : "0", "savings_amt" : "0.00", "club_savings_pct" : "0", "club_savings_amt" : "0.00", "discount_pct" : "10", "store_price" : "" } }

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