Biochemical Engineering

The Bioengineering section “Biochemical Engineering” is devoted to exploring an entire range of issues related to optimizing and engineering bioprocesses. This section includes the following diverse topics: aerobic and anaerobic fermentation technology; the upscaling of bioprocesses; novel approaches for downstream processing techniques for the recovery of diverse intra- and extracellular bioproducts; the elucidation and engineering of metabolic pathways; and the in silico modeling and simulation of bioprocesses. This section of the journal provides a synopsis of the scientific fields of “chemical engineering” and “biological systems engineering”. Hence, as a key branch of biotechnology, “Biochemical Engineering” is dedicated to utilizing the knowledge of chemical processes in biological systems in order to create value-added products—be it from the primary or secondary metabolism of whole-cell biocatalysts or from free or immobilized enzymes. The studied products include food technological devices, pharmaceuticals, emerging biofuels, and bioproducts replacing end-of-pipe materials, such as plastics. As such, the engineering aspects of white, yellow, red, blue, and green biotechnology are examined. Bioprocesses catalyzed either by wild-type or genetically engineered organisms are also within the remit of this section.