What is bioprocessing?
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Brothers and sisters, my graduate major is biochemical engineering, and my supervisor has been researching separation membranes in recent years. I majored in chemical engineering at the undergraduate level, so I know nothing about that field. I hope everyone can give me some advice regarding graduate studies, as well as information on the job prospects in the field of biochemical engineering
The prospects are bright; nowadays, the pharmaceutical industry is moving in the direction of biopharmaceuticals. The research focus of a graduate student doesn’t necessarily have much to do with the major you studied; what’s important is what kind of projects your supervisor is working on.
Reply to 2# wgfjcy: I’m not in the pharmaceutical industry and don’t know much about organic chemistry. . . . It has nothing to do with pharmaceuticals; I’m sure of that
Bioprocessing covers such a wide range; I think discussions should focus on your supervisor’s area of research. I think membrane separation technology has a lot to do with water treatment. The following are Baidu’s information on biochemical engineering. It mentions new biological separation technologies. Biological Chemistry is a discipline based on experimental research, emphasizing both theory and engineering applications. It integrates genetic engineering, cell engineering, enzyme engineering, and engineering principles, and through engineering research, process design, as well as the optimization and control of operations, it aims to produce the desired products from biological processes. Therefore, it holds an important position in biotechnology. This discipline is also an important part of biotechnology, and it will play a positive role in addressing major issues facing humanity, such as resources, energy, food, health, and the environment. The field of biochemistry originated during World War II, marked by research on the deep fermentation and large-scale production techniques of antibiotics. From the late 1960s to the mid-1980s, the successful development and research of genetic engineering techniques, biocatalysis and transmutation technologies, animal and plant cell culture techniques, new types of bioreactors, and new bioseparation techniques led to a new period of development for this discipline, with its theoretical framework gradually being refined. In the late 20th century, with the rapid advancement of high-tech technologies such as genetic engineering, new fields were opened up for the further development of this discipline.
Biocatalysis: Producing ethanol from corn stalks. Corn-based valeraldehyde. 6-APA, the raw material for penicillin. That’s all I know! Take a look at journals on biochemical engineering.
Bioprocessing has broad prospects, but it requires in-depth exploration. Biochemical weapons represent the pinnacle of biotechnology
Biobiochemistry, in a sense, should be regarded as biomass biochemistry. Mr. Min Enze and Mr. Ouyang Pingkai aptly referred to it as “biomass refining,” which I think is a suitable term, as the concept of refining is associated with existing petrochemical industries; it implies that future civilizations will be based on biomass； Research on biomass refining is not limited to pure biotechnologies such as enzymes and genetic engineering; it involves a series of chemical engineering processes that make use of traditional chemical and industrial technologies, taking into account the characteristics of biomass raw materials.