This book is the outcome of an Indo-US Conference on 'Bioprocess and
Bioproducts: Technology Trends and Opportunities' held at Hyderabad during
November 27-28, 2008. Eminent speakers from US and India had participated and
presented technical papers in the aforesaid conference. In recent times, there
has been increasing global awareness on impact of chemicals on human health and
environment, thus leading to a paradigm shift in the policies and approaches of
various countries to emphasize on bio-based processes and products development.
Bioproducts derived from sustainable bio- resources are emerging areas, which
are receiving much attention due to the potential impact of these technologies
in terms of environment friendliness due