Front Cover -- Preface -- 2. Applications of genomic and proteomic analyses -- 3. Bioprocess analysis and optimization guided by genomic and proteomic analyses: The example of microbial production of 1,3-propanediol -- 4. Concluding remarks and outlook -- References -- 2. Directed evolution tools for diversity generation -- 3. Applications of directed evolution tools -- 4. Alternatives to directed evolution -- 5. Conclusion -- Acknowledgements -- References -- 2. Applications and some examples -- 3. Metabolic engineering strategies and limitations -- 4. Metabolic engineering methodologies and tools -- 5. Challenges and new approaches for metabolic engineering -- 6. Summary -- References -- 2. Amylase and cellulase classification and mechanisms -- 3. Conclusions -- Acknowledgment -- References -- 2. Various types of bioreactors -- 3. Effects of process parameters on biological performances -- 4. Industrial applications of bioreactors -- 5. Trends in bioreactor engineering -- Acknowledgments -- References -- 3. Microfiltration and ultrafiltration processes -- 4. Membrane fouling -- 5. Applications in biotechnology industries -- 5.3. Other applications -- 6. Outlook -- References -- 2. Bacteria -- 3. Yeast -- 4. Fermentation products from bacteria and yeasts -- 5. Fermentation processes -- 6. Conlusion and outlook -- References -- 2. Fungal cells as biofactories -- 3. Hyphal growth and protein secretion -- 4. Fungal growth in submerged culture -- 5. Effects of cultivation conditions -- 6. Effects of morphology on production and secretion -- 7. Immobilized fungal cells -- 8. Future of filamentous fungal cells as biofactories -- References -- 2. Production of macromolecules -- 3. Production of small molecules -- Acknowledgements -- References -- 2. Modes of microalgal cultivation -- 3. Thraustochytrids -- 4. High-value products from thraustochytrids.

5. Other applications of thraustochytrids -- 6. Utilization of renewable resources -- 7. Safety issues -- 8. Conclusions -- 7 References -- 2. Enzymatic treatment of biomass components -- 3. Further processing of simple renewable molecules for value-added products -- 4. New trends in enzymatic bioprocessing -- 5. Summary -- References -- 3. Chiral molecules from hydrolase -- 4. Chiral molecules from enzymes requiring cofactors -- 5. Improving enantioselectivity by reaction engineering -- 6. Improving chiral synthesis by directed evolution and metabolic engineering -- 7. Conclusions -- References -- 2. Immobilization techniques -- 3. Effects of cell immobilization -- 4. Immobilized cell bioreactors -- 5. Applications of immobilized cell technology -- 6. Conclusion -- References -- 3. New process development -- 4. Water-in-oil cultivation technology -- 5. PH-sensitive surfactants for water-in-oil cultivation -- 6. Conclusions -- References -- 2. Carboxylic acid fermentation -- 3. Integrated fermentation-separation processes -- 4. Summary and outlook -- References -- 3. Fungal metabolites -- 4. Pathway manipulation -- 5. Conclusions -- References -- 3. Advantages and unsolved problems -- 4. SSF reactors -- 5. Conclusions -- Acknowledgements -- Nomenclature -- References -- 2. Classification of closed algal photobioreactors -- 3. Design challenges for closed algal photobioreactors -- 4. Overcoming challenges for lutein/zeaxanthin production -- 5. Conclusions -- References -- 2. Role of biocatalysts in biofuel cells -- 3. Fuel options in biofuel cells -- 4. Biocatalysis in cathode reactions -- 5. Electron transfer in biofuel cells -- 6. Immobilization of biocatalysts and mediators -- 7. Engineering aspects of biofuel cells -- 8. Overall performance of biofuel cells -- 9. Conclusion -- References -- 2. Principles of biohydrogen production systems.

3. Microorganisms and enzymes for hydrogen production -- 4. Comparative studies on biohydrogen production processes -- 5. Improvements of photobiological hydrogen production -- 6. Improvements of fermentative hydrogen production -- 7. New concepts and strategies for biohydrogen production -- 8. Conclusion -- References -- 3. Microbial exopolysaccharides (EPS) -- 4. Biosynthesis of EPS via lactose fermentation -- 5. Future outlook -- 6. Concluding remarks -- Acknowledgement -- References -- 2. Polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHAs) -- 3. Microbial PHA fermentation -- 4. Integrated bioprocessing of renewable feedstock to PHA -- 5. PHA recovery -- 6. PHA economic analysis -- 7. Conclusions -- Acknowledgement -- References -- 2. Chemical composition of plant lipids -- 3. Chemical modifications of fats and fatty acids -- 4. Industrial applications and technology -- 5. Issues for industrial applications of plant lipids -- References -- 2. Characterization of animal manure -- 3. Production of reducing sugars from cattle manure lignocellulosics -- 4. Cellulolytic enzyme production from dairy manure -- 5. Summary -- References.