1. Biochemical
Processes and
products
An overview
By John Krijgsman @ biogonaal

2. Content
1.

3. Colours of biotechnology

4. Why biotechnology

5. Products of biotechnology

6. World production of some bioproducts

7. Price (erosion) of pharmaceutical proteins

8. Structure of bio(chemical) processes

9. "Catalysts" in biotechnology

10. The essential components of a fermenter

11. Infrastructure of a fermenter

12. Medium scale fermentation plants

13. White (industrial) biotechnology:
biofuel pathways

14. White biotechnology: Bio ethanol from
molasses (C6)

15. White biotechnology: bio ethanol from
lignocellulose

16. Products of RED biotechnology

17. Discovery of penicillin

18. The mold: Penicillium chrysogenum

19. Penicillin rediscovered in Delft at the
NG&SF

20. Structure of penicillin

21. Penicillin fermentation plant

22. Penicillin recovery

23. Antibiotic resistance

24. The way to human insulin

25. Classical production process for
porcine insulin

26. Conversion of porcine insulin into H-
insulin

27. Fermentative insulin production

28. Fermentative insulin production

29. Pro-insulin method

30. Fermentative production of H-insulin
(simplified)

31. Historical development penicillin
and insulin

32. Historical development penicillin
and insulin

33. Pharmaceutical lactase:isolation &
purification

34. Importance of product yield

35. Products of yellow biotechnology

36. Fermentation process for citric acid
(simplified)

37. Alternative citric acid process: EFC

38. Alternative citric acid process: EDBD

39. Alternative citric acid process:
extraction

40. Comparison chemical and
bioprocesses

41. References

42. Glossary