The Enigma of Ferment
The Enigma of Ferment

Author: Ulf Lagerkvist

Publisher: World Scientific

Published: 2005

Total Pages: 170

ISBN-13: 9812564217

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This popular account of the history of ferment takes the reader on a fascinating journey from its obscure origins in medieval medicine and alchemy to the modern concept of the enzyme. During the 19th century, the question of the nature of the ferment led to a long and bitter conflict between those that believed in a vital force peculiar to the living cell and those that looked for a more chemical explanation. The book takes an in-depth look at the events of 1897 when Eduard Buchner demonstrated that cell-free extracts of yeast could catalyze alcoholic fermentation, putting an end to ?vitalism? and at the same time earning him a Nobel Prize, the first to be awarded for purely biochemical work.

Cured, Smoked, and Fermented
Cured, Smoked, and Fermented

Author: Helen Saberi

Publisher: Oxford Symposium

Published: 2011

Total Pages: 392

ISBN-13: 1903018854

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Essays on cured, smoked, and fermented foods from the Proceedings of the Oxford Symposium on Food and Cooking, 2010.

Traditionally Fermented Foods
Traditionally Fermented Foods

Author: Shannon Stonger

Publisher:

Published: 2017-05-09

Total Pages: 227

ISBN-13: 162414330X

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Stronger and her husband moved their family off the grid to discover a more simple, agrarian life. With only minimal solar-powered electricity, she relies on food preservation techniques such as fermentation to provide food for her family while cutting food costs. In this book, she shows readers how to preserve food using traditional fermentation techniques--often without refrigeration--as an alternative to canning and freezing.

Extremophilic Enzymatic Processing of Lignocellulosic Feedstocks to Bioenergy
Extremophilic Enzymatic Processing of Lignocellulosic Feedstocks to Bioenergy

Author: Rajesh K. Sani

Publisher: Springer

Published: 2017-06-23

Total Pages: 318

ISBN-13: 3319546848

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This book introduces fundamentals of enzymatic processes, various renewable energy resources and their pretreatment processes. It presents in-depth review of extremophilic enzymes (e.g., Cellulases, Xylanases, Lytic Polysaccharide Monooxygenases, Amylases, Ligninases, Pectinases, Esterases, and Chitinases) which can be used in several biotechnological processes. In addition, the authors present expert knowledge on how to engineer enzymes for enhanced conversion of lignocellulosic feedstocks to biofuels.Extremozymes play important roles in many kinds of bioprocessing e.g., in conversion of non-food biomass into usable power. Existing enzymatic technologies, including hydrolysis of lignocellulose into sugars, have several limitations such as they have very slow enzymatic hydrolysis rates, yields low products, requires high dosages of enzymes, and are sensitive to microbial contamination problems. These limitations could be overcome using extremophilic enzymes.

The Phoenix Complex
The Phoenix Complex

Author: Michael Marder

Publisher: MIT Press

Published: 2023-07-04

Total Pages: 309

ISBN-13: 0262545705

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An innovative, wide-ranging consideration of the global ecological crisis and its deep philosophical and theological roots. Global crises, from melting Arctic ice to ecosystem collapse and the sixth mass extinction, challenge our age-old belief in nature as a phoenix with an infinite ability to regenerate itself from the ashes of destruction. Moving from antiquity to the present and back, Michael Marder provides an integrated examination of philosophies of nature drawn from traditions around the world to illuminate the theological, mythical, and philosophical origins of the contemporary environmental emergency. From there, he probes the contradictions and deadlocks of our current predicament to propose a philosophy of nature for the twenty-first century. As Marder analyzes our reliance on the image and idea of the phoenix to organize our thoughts about the natural world, he outlines the obstacles in the path of formulating a revitalized philosophy of nature. His critical exposition of the phoenix complex draws on Chinese, Indian, Russian, European, and North African traditions. Throughout, Marder lets the figure of the phoenix guide readers through theories of immortality, intergenerational and interspecies relations, infinity compatible with finitude, resurrection, reincarnation, and a possibility of liberation from cycles of rebirth. His concluding remarks on a phoenix-suffused philosophy of nature and political thought extend from the Roman era to the writings of Hannah Arendt.

Beer and Brewing in Medieval Culture and Contemporary Medievalism
Beer and Brewing in Medieval Culture and Contemporary Medievalism

Author: John A. Geck

Publisher: Springer Nature

Published: 2022-06-25

Total Pages: 414

ISBN-13: 3030946207

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Beer and Brewing in Medieval Culture and Contemporary Medievalism is a cross-cultural analysis of the role that alcohol consumption played in literature, social and cultural history, and gender roles in the Middle Ages. The volume also seeks to correct or offer new insights into historical beer production. By drawing on the expertise of scholars of history, archaeology, Old and Middle English, Old Norse, and Medieval and Early Modern literature, the book shows how historical medieval beer and brewing has influenced nostalgic post-medieval nationalism and romanticized visions of the medieval ale-house seen in beer marketing today. The essays describe alcohol consumption in the Middle Ages across much of Northern Europe, engage with the various myths employed in modern craft beer advertising and beer production, and examine how gender intersects with beer production and consumption. The editors also raise certain critical questions about medievalisms which need to be interrogated, particularly in light of the continued use of the Middle Ages for white supremacist and colonialist ideals. The volume contributes to the study of the popular and historical understandings of the Middle Ages as well the issues of race and gender.

The Enigma of Capital
The Enigma of Capital

Author: David Harvey

Publisher: Oxford University Press

Published: 2011

Total Pages: 305

ISBN-13: 0199836841

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Covers the basic workings of capitalism, how it came to dominate the world, and why it resulted in a financial crisis in 2008, arguing that a radical overhaul of the economic system is the only way to create a sustainable future.

Enigma Of Ferment, The: From The Philosopher's Stone To The First Biochemical Nobel Prize
Enigma Of Ferment, The: From The Philosopher's Stone To The First Biochemical Nobel Prize

Author: Ulf Lagerkvist

Publisher: World Scientific

Published: 2005-11-07

Total Pages: 170

ISBN-13: 9814338168

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This popular account of the history of ferment takes the reader on a fascinating journey from its obscure origins in medieval medicine and alchemy to the modern concept of the enzyme. During the 19th century, the question of the nature of the ferment led to a long and bitter conflict between those that believed in a vital force peculiar to the living cell and those that looked for a more chemical explanation. The book takes an in-depth look at the events of 1897 when Eduard Buchner demonstrated that cell-free extracts of yeast could catalyze alcoholic fermentation, putting an end to “vitalism” and at the same time earning him a Nobel Prize, the first to be awarded for purely biochemical work.