Giving an overview of the challenges in the control of bioprocesses, this comprehensive book presents key results in various fields, including:

• dynamic modeling
• dynamic properties of bioprocess models
• software sensors designed for the on-line estimation of parameters and state variables
• control and supervision of bioprocesses

Contents

1. What are the challenges for the control of bioprocesses?
2. Dynamic models of biochemical processes: properties of the models
3. Identification of bioprocess models
4. State estimation
5. Recursive parameter estimation
6. Basic concepts of bioprocess control
7. Optimal control of bioprocesses
8. Tools for diagnosis and fault detection

Index

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