Biocatalysis in Oil Refining

Download or read book Biocatalysis in Oil Refining written by and published by Elsevier. This book was released on 2011-09-22 with total page 416 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Biocatalysis in Oil Refining focuses on petroleum refining bioprocesses, establishing a connection between science and technology. The micro organisms and biomolecules examined for biocatalytic purposes for oil refining processes are thoroughly detailed. Terminology used by biologists, chemists and engineers is brought into a common language, aiding the understanding of complex biological-chemical-engineering issues. Problems to be addressed by the future R&D activities and by new technologies are described and summarized in the last chapter. * Updated references * Studying bioprocessing problems, looking at opportunities for improvements and technology developments