This book covers most of the important topics in Biochemical Engineering useful to undergraduate students of Chemical Engineering, Biochemical Engineering and Biotechnology. Process Biotechnology, fundamentals of microbiology, immobilization, enzymes, bioreactor sterilization, fermentation technology, aeration and agitation in bioprocess, separation process in product recovery, important topics of scale-up of operation, bioreactor instrumentation and control, principles of effluent treatment and bioprocess engineering and medical applications are covered. This book will be ready reference to postgraduate students and also useful to practicing process engineers working in the biotechnology based industries. Salient Features Important aspects of Upstream and Downstream process of biotechnology have been covered with suitable illustrations Efforts are made to emphasis on application of basic biological principles to bioprocess engineering Various figures are provided at appropriate places along with photographs to aid students for comprehensive understanding of the subject Review questions have been added at the end of each chapter