Biochemical engineering
Encyclopedia
Biochemical engineering is a branch of chemical engineering
or biological engineering
that mainly deals with the design and construction of unit processes that involve biological organisms or molecules, such as bioreactor
s. Biochemical engineering is often taught as a supplementary option to chemical engineering or biological engineering due to the similarities in both the background subject curriculum and problem-solving techniques used by both professions. Its applications are used in the food, feed, pharmaceutical, biotechnology, and water treatment industries.
Chemical engineering
Chemical engineering is the branch of engineering that deals with physical science , and life sciences with mathematics and economics, to the process of converting raw materials or chemicals into more useful or valuable forms...
or biological engineering
Biological engineering
Biological engineering, biotechnological engineering or bioengineering is the application of concepts and methods of biology to solve problems in life sciences, using engineering's own analytical and synthetic methodologies and also its traditional...
that mainly deals with the design and construction of unit processes that involve biological organisms or molecules, such as bioreactor
Bioreactor
A bioreactor may refer to any manufactured or engineered device or system that supports a biologically active environment. In one case, a bioreactor is a vessel in which a chemical process is carried out which involves organisms or biochemically active substances derived from such organisms. This...
s. Biochemical engineering is often taught as a supplementary option to chemical engineering or biological engineering due to the similarities in both the background subject curriculum and problem-solving techniques used by both professions. Its applications are used in the food, feed, pharmaceutical, biotechnology, and water treatment industries.
See also
- BioreactorBioreactorA bioreactor may refer to any manufactured or engineered device or system that supports a biologically active environment. In one case, a bioreactor is a vessel in which a chemical process is carried out which involves organisms or biochemically active substances derived from such organisms. This...
- Industrial biotechnologyIndustrial biotechnologyIndustrial biotechnology is the application of biotechnology for industrial purposes, including manufacturing, alternative energy , and biomaterials. It includes the practice of using cells or components of cells like enzymes to generate industrially useful products...
- Biological hydrogen productionBiological hydrogen productionBiohydrogen reactors use a method of photobiological water splitting which is done in a closed photobioreactor based on the production of hydrogen by algae. Algae produce hydrogen under certain conditions. In 2000 it was discovered that if C...
- PhotobioreactorPhotobioreactorthumb|upright|[[Moss bioreactor|Moss photobioreactor]] with [[Physcomitrella patens]]A photobioreactor is a bioreactor that incorporates some type of light source to provide photonic energy input into the reactor...
- Electrochemical energy conversionElectrochemical energy conversionElectrochemical energy conversion is a field of energy technology concerned with electrochemical methods of energy conversion and storage like batteries, fuel cells, supercapacitors and photoelectrochemical energy conversion devices...
- Biofuel from algae
- Bioreactor landfillBioreactor landfillLandfills are the primary method of waste disposal in many parts of the world, including United States and Canada. Bioreactor landfills are expected to reduce the amount of and costs associated with management of leachate, to increase the rate of production of methane for commercial purposes and...
- Moss bioreactorMoss bioreactorthumb|350px|Moss bioreactor with [[Physcomitrella patens]]A moss bioreactor is a photobioreactor used for the cultivation and propagation of mosses...