Preface
Bioprocess engineering and technology is primarily associated with the commercial
application of living organisms on large scale. Commercialization of biological
discoveries requires substantial engineering work. Bioprocess engineering and
technology is an interdisciplinary subject which brings disciplines of biology and
engineering on the same platform. A large number of disciplines like microbiology,
genetics, chemistry, biochemistry, engineering mathematics, modelling and simulation and computer science have contributed significantly in achieving the target of
delivering product and process to the society. In this spectrum, a large number of
research findings are accumulating every day from all these disciplines. Many
of these findings require proper scrutiny to find their place to the initiative for
bioprocess development for future commercialization. The collection of data for
scrutiny and review are primarily required by the experts for any further promotion
of bioprocess to the next phase. It is true that global young generation is trying hard
to generate data in this domain and aimed at the production of biopharmaceuticals,
bio fuels and, development of biosensors, pollution control technologies, such as,
mineral recovery, bioremediation of soil and water and so on. With the objective to
assemble these data, Heritage Institute of Technology, Kolkata (HITK), India,
hosted the 1st International Conference on Advances in Bioprocess Engineering
and Technology on 20–22 January, 2016. The grand success in the effort tempted
the institute to arrange second such conference: 2nd International Conference on
Advances in Bioprocess Engineering and Technology on 20–22 January, 2020
(ICABET 2020). Department of Biotechnology and Department of Chemical
Engineering of HITK suceessfully organized the conference. The conference aimed
to highlight areas like fermentation technology and bioreactor; environment and
agriculture; food, pharmaceutical and health care; sustainable energy; nanomaterials
and nanotechnology. Each session was well participated, particularly by young
generation of researchers. Many of them got the opportunity to meet and discuss
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Bioprocess engineering and technology is primarily associated with the commercial
application of living organisms on large scale. Commercialization of biological
discoveries requires substantial engineering work. Bioprocess engineering and
technology is an interdisciplinary subject which brings disciplines of biology and
engineering on the same platform. A large number of disciplines like microbiology,
genetics, chemistry, biochemistry, engineering mathematics, modelling and simulation and computer science have contributed significantly in achieving the target of
delivering product and process to the society. In this spectrum, a large number of
research findings are accumulating every day from all these disciplines. Many
of these findings require proper scrutiny to find their place to the initiative for
bioprocess development for future commercialization. The collection of data for
scrutiny and review are primarily required by the experts for any further promotion
of bioprocess to the next phase. It is true that global young generation is trying hard
to generate data in this domain and aimed at the production of biopharmaceuticals,
bio fuels and, development of biosensors, pollution control technologies, such as,
mineral recovery, bioremediation of soil and water and so on. With the objective to
assemble these data, Heritage Institute of Technology, Kolkata (HITK), India,
hosted the 1st International Conference on Advances in Bioprocess Engineering
and Technology on 20–22 January, 2016. The grand success in the effort tempted
the institute to arrange second such conference: 2nd International Conference on
Advances in Bioprocess Engineering and Technology on 20–22 January, 2020
(ICABET 2020). Department of Biotechnology and Department of Chemical
Engineering of HITK suceessfully organized the conference. The conference aimed
to highlight areas like fermentation technology and bioreactor; environment and
agriculture; food, pharmaceutical and health care; sustainable energy; nanomaterials
and nanotechnology. Each session was well participated, particularly by young
generation of researchers. Many of them got the opportunity to meet and discuss
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